Incident
- ID:
- SFFL 33
- Incident category:
- Speed Flying Fatality List
- Date:
- 18. 06. 2013
- Time:
- —
- Cause of death:
- —
- Launch site:
- Brazil › Tanque d'Arca › Serra do Cruzeiro
Equipment
- Wing:
- —
- Wing size:
- —
- Safety devices:
- —
Personal
- Name:
- Jackson Vital De Silva
- Age:
- 29
- Weight:
- —
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Brazilian
- Experience level:
- —
- Experience description:
- —
- Time on wing:
- —
Circumstances
- Conditions:
- —
- Factors:
- —
Description
The 29 year old pilot died while flying in the mountainous region of the city of Tank d Ark, in Alagoas. He was accompanied by another skydiver, Roberto Scheiffer who witnessed the accident. News report says - The wind conditions were favourable. Roberto was the first to launch, so he could then watch Jackson who was new to the sport - 2 weeks.
Reports say he attempted an advanced low level turn manoeuvre which is believed to have been the cause of the accident.
http://globoesporte.globo.com/al/not...re-riscos.html
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