Incident
- ID:
- SFFL 49
- Incident category:
- Speed Flying Fatality List
- Date:
- 08. 08. 2015
- Time:
- —
- Cause of death:
- —
- Launch site:
- Brazil › Rio de Janeiro › Gavea
Equipment
- Wing:
- Ozone › Firefly 2
- Wing size:
- 16.0 m²
- Safety devices:
- —
Personal
- Name:
- Tiago Amorim Cobra
- Age:
- 48
- Weight:
- —
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Brazilian
- Experience level:
- Intermediate
- Experience description:
- —
- Time on wing:
- —
Circumstances
- Conditions:
- Turbulent conditions Leeside Flying
- Factors:
- Turbulence
Description
Tiago Amorim Cobra 48 years old died following a 70% asymmetric collapse shortly after launch. After take off the glider was caught by turbulence which caused the asymmetric collapse. The glider then re-inflated as the glider twisted which then dived back into the side of the mountain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=277nNeyR2Wg
http://noticias.bol.uol.com.br/ultim...vea-no-rio.htm
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=970_1439320047
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