BFL323 | 6.7.2017

David Bugnion

from Switzerland30 years

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BASE SEASONS

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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: 6.7.2017, 11:00
  • Location: Aiguille Grise, Varan, France
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Earth
  • Cause Of Death: Impact in terminal freefall
  • Clothing - Suit: Vampire SukhoiExpert Wingsuit by Phoenix-Fly
  • Canopy: Peak7 Cell - Vented by Atair Aerodynamics
  • Container: LD32 Pin by Adrenalin BASE
  • Packing & Setup: Slider Up BOC Vertical
  • Weather: Sunny
  • Possible Factors: Loss of speed-glide, Proximity flying

What do we believe happened?

The planned line was to fly around Aiguille Grise, pass a ridge, fly over a plateau (with a hut at the end of the plateau), dive into a gully after the plateau then pull and land in the fields below. David exited first, followed by jumper #2 and jumper #3.
David's flight was slow, he passed the ridge lower than expected and flew quite low over the plateau. At this point jumper #2 was higher and in front of David. Shortly after, jumper #3 had previously breaked and dived hard to stay close to David, detached a little and decided to pull and landed safely on the plateau.
Jumper #2 stayed high and flew the end of the line as planned. David had then a few opportunities to perform an emergency low pull but decided to try to pass the plateau. He impacted about 2m before the end of the plateau, without having tried to pull, and tumbled into the gully below where he came to a rest.

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