| Date | Location | Category | Age | # Jumps | AAD?/RSL? | Dropzone.com Report | Dropzone.com Discussion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/08/1998 | Kapowsin, WA | LAND,BIZ | 23 | 1 | Y/Y | |||
| Description: After a normal tandem skydive, at about 300-400 feet, one side of the canopy collapsed (perhaps due to thermals off of the runway), causing the tandem pair to spiral into the ground. The student died immediately, and the instructor was taken to hospital by helicopter. | ||||||||
| Lessons:This appears to be an absolute fluke, unrelated to any actions taken by the instructor or his student. | ||||||||
| Name | David Maltbie | |||||||