Incident
- ID:
- SFFL 83
- Incident category:
- Speed Flying Fatality List
- Date:
- 25. 10. 2021
- Time:
- —
- Cause of death:
- —
- Launch site:
- Switzerland › Vaud › Croix de Javerne
Equipment
- Wing:
- ITV › Pil-Pit 3
- Wing size:
- 8.0 m²
- Safety devices:
- —
Personal
- Name:
- Jocelyn Tache
- Age:
- 26
- Weight:
- 75
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Swiss
- Experience level:
- Experienced
- Experience description:
- —
- Time on wing:
- —
Circumstances
- Conditions:
- —
- Factors:
- Launch Failure
Description
They were 3 ready to fly. He was the second pilot to launch. 0 wind condition, short start. He inflated the wing, started running, then stalled it asymmetrically before reaching the ridge.
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