Incident
- ID:
- SFFL 19
- Incident category:
- Speed Flying Fatality List
- Date:
- 04. 12. 2010
- Time:
- —
- Cause of death:
- —
- Launch site:
- United States of America › Hawaii › Kalalau Valley
Equipment
- Wing:
- —
- Wing size:
- —
- Safety devices:
- —
Personal
- Name:
- Evan Whitlock
- Age:
- 24
- Weight:
- —
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- American
- Experience level:
- —
- Experience description:
- —
- Time on wing:
- —
Circumstances
- Conditions:
- —
- Factors:
- Launch Failure
Description
The 24-year-old Base jumper, Skydiving expert, Tandem skydiving instructor with more than 6000 jumps fell 600ft to his death. Kauai officials said Whitlock's speed glider apparently malfunctioned. There were no witnesses to the accident.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/...asp?S=13626072
Gallery