BFL359 | 3.11.2018

Rudolf Ioan Ivan Popescu

from Romania40 years

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Unknown

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: 3.11.2018
  • Location: Brento (ITW), Arco, Italy
  • Category: BASE Fatality
  • Object Type: Earth
  • Cause Of Death: Impact in terminal freefall
  • Clothing - Suit: SlickSlick by Everyday Clothing worn
  • Canopy: Unknown
  • Container: Unknown
  • Packing & Setup: Slider Up BOC Overhang
  • Weather: Winds light and variable
  • Possible Factors: 180 Offheading, Line twists, Not enough forward seperation on exit

What do we believe happened?

Information from one of his friends

Uneventful exit , 5 second track . Stop flare and pull. After that he was seen spinning rapidly and fighting severe line twists. Hard impact on the talus.
His main sport was paragliding.
This was his second trip to Brento. Had jumped from Paragliders, buildings, bridges and cliffs

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