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Australian wingsuiter and BASE jumper died when he crash landed 200 meters below a BASE jump launch point in the Tofane mountain range, near Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. [173] 10 September 2023 Dennis Ploner 29 Italy Italian wingsuiter died approximately five seconds into a jump from the ruins of Castel Greifenstein, outside of Bolzano, Italy. [174]
Dwain Weston (31 January 1973 – 5 October 2003) was an Australian skydiver, BASE jumper, wingsuiter and software developer. On 5 October 2003, at the end of the inaugural Go Fast Games, Weston died while attempting to fly over the Royal Gorge Bridge near Cañon City, Colorado, United States.
Controlled flight into terrain; see The Day the Music Died: Bar-Kays, Otis Redding: United States 1967 Four of six Bar-Kays members died: Ronnie Caldwell, Phalon Jones, Jimmy King and Carl Cunningham. Ben Cauley survived the crash and James Alexander was not on the plane. Also on board and killed was soul singer Otis Redding. Beechcraft Model 18
A French pilot has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday after decapitating a skydiver with the wing of his plane in 2018. The unnamed pilot is also banned from flying for one ...
Polli died August 22, 2016, in a wingsuit accident, after crashing into a tree. [19] Wingsuit BASE jumping carries additional risk beyond a wingsuit skydive. Jumping from a fixed object means starting with low airspeed which requires different flying positions and skills. During the flight, hazards exist such as trees, rocks and the ground ...
Gary Connery (born 18 June 1969) [1] is a British skydiver, BASE jumper, and professional stuntman. [2] Connery has performed stunt-work in numerous films. He has also acted as the stunt-double for Gary Oldman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rowan Atkinson, and John Hurt. [2]
Died in office. Image Name Title Date Place Country Type Aircraft model (1905–1961) Dag Hammarskjöld [3] Secretary-General of the United Nations: 18 September 1961
The 38-year-old driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack. [118] John Nelson (USA) [119] May 29, 1982 Bowman Gray Stadium: Practice Modified Division/Winston Racing Series: The 51-year-old operator of an auto repair shop slammed into a guard rail and was hit by another car but died of a heart attack. [119] Gary Neice (USA) [120] May 4, 1991