Jonas Frautschi · Speed Flying Fatality List

Incident

ID:

SFFL 41

Incident category:

Speed Flying Fatality List

Date:

19. 10. 2014

Time:

—

Cause of death:

—

Launch site:

Switzerland › Bern › Lauterbrunnen (Berner Oberland)

Other incidents at this location: SFFL 4, SFFL 13, SFFL 25, SFFL 37, SFFL 53, SFFL 67, SFFL 112, SFFL 119

Equipment

Wing:

Swing › Mirage

Wing size:

9.5 m²

Safety devices:

—

Personal

Name:

Jonas Frautschi

Age:

Weight:

—

Gender:

Male

Nationality:

Swiss

Experience level:

Intermediate

Experience description:

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Time on wing:

—

Circumstances

Conditions:

—

Factors:

Launch Failure

Description

We decided to do a hike and fly the evening before, at about 19:00. We slept at Tanzbödeli and wanted to do a cliff start. I was flying a 15m Swing Hybrid. My start was perfect, but when I turned around, I saw him falling about 150m down in to the rocks. When I landed beside him, I already knew it was too late for him. I was the only one with him and remember this accident every day. Jonas was 24 years old. He is my guarding Angel and will always be in my head. RIP Jonas
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