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Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The ...
The wingsuit skydiver died upon impact,” the report said. The Swiss-made Pilatus PC-6 aircraft was carrying 10 skydivers and one coach, and the 40-year-old male victim was the first to jump out ...
Pages in category "Wingsuit flight deaths" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Darío Barrio; M.
Others killed in the crash were pilot Robert N. Elliott, Croce's bandmate Maury Muehleisen, comedian George Stevens, manager and booking agent Kenneth D. Cortese, and road manager Dennis Rast. Beechcraft E18S: Natchitoches, Louisiana: Pilot's failure to see the obstruction due to physical impairment and because fog reduced his vision.
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 ...
Pilot Charles Hew Crooks, 23, died July 29, 2022, after he fell out of a plane before it made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
His choice of wingsuit (a skydive specific race suit with very high internal arm pressure) and short non wingsuit specific container meant he was unable to reach his pilot chute so couldn't deploy his parachute. 22 October 2004 - Roland "Slim" Simpson - Is also partially inaccurate. He died after his life support was turned off in the hospital
The Alamo resident later died at a hospital. May 24, 2017. Matthew Ciancio, 42, was jumping in a wingsuit, The Bee reported at the time. Dause said Ciancio’s parachute failed to deploy correctly ...