BFL1 | 11.4.1981

William Harmon

from United States of America

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SKYDIVES

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WS SKYDIVES

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BASE JUMPS

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WS BASE JUMPS
  • Date & Time: 11.4.1981
  • Location: 1000ft Antenna, Suffolk, Virginia, United States of America
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Antenna
  • Cause Of Death: Object strike under canopy
  • Clothing - Suit: SlickSlick by Everyday Clothing worn
  • Canopy: Unknown
  • Container: Unknown
  • Packing & Setup: Round Reserve No Main BOC Vertical
  • Weather: Medium winds, Strong winds, Sunny
  • Possible Factors: Crosswinds on exit, Strong winds

What do we believe happened?

William is doing a 5-second delay from a 1000-foot antenna tower. He is wearing a harness with only a round reserve canopy and an empty main container. After a good opening strong winds blew him into one of the tower's guy wires whereupon the canopy collapsed at 300-feet. The canopy did not re-inflate prior to impact. This is the first fatality in the modern age of BASE jumping.

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