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BASE seasons
2
BASE jumps
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WS BASE jumps
200
Skydives
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WS skydives
Incident
- Incident category:
- BASE Fatality
- ID:
- BFL62
- Object:
- Earth
- Cause of death:
- Impact subterminal (near exit)
- Date:
- 01. 05. 2002
- Time:
- —
- Exit point:
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Ukraine › Crimea › Engelsk
Other incidents at this location: BFL98
- Exit type:
- Vertical
Personal
- Name:
- Andrei Grunberg
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Russian
- Age:
- —
- Experience:
- —
Equipment & Setup
- Canopy:
- —
- Canopy size:
- —
- Container:
- —
- Suit:
- Everyday Clothing worn › Slick
- Packing:
- Slider Down-Off
- Deployment:
- BOC
Circumstances
- Weather:
- Winds light and variable
- Factors:
- Unstable exit
Description
Andrei went head down on the launch, tumbled, and hit the wall. His canopy deployed (somewhat) from the impact with the wall. Andrei had extensive climbing experience, about 200 skydives, and 2 prior BASE jumps. This is the first BASE fatality in the Ukraine.
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