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BASE seasons
3
BASE jumps
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WS BASE jumps
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Skydives
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WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL58
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Object strike under canopy
- Date:
- 22. 07. 2001
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
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Italy › Arco › Brento (ITW)
Other incidents at this location: BFL51, BFL54, BFL59, BFL75, BFL88, BFL107, BFL152, BFL164, BFL166, BFL194, BFL236, BFL237, BFL249, BFL255, BFL316, BFL337, BFL348, BFL359, BFL374, BFL388, BFL476, BFL487
- Exit type:
- Overhang
Personal
- Name:
- Erin Aimee Engle
- Gender:
- Female
- Nationality:
- American
- Age:
- 28
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Up
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Not enough forward seperation on exit
Description
Erin is making only her second or third BASE jump. She is in Italy jumping with her boyfriend. Reports indicate an unstable short delay and a wall strike under canopy. She was an experienced skydiver, with several hundred jumps and was on a very competent 4-way team. She was 28 years old
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