skydiving accident

Pilot facing manslaughter conviction after wingsuit skydiver gets decapitated by propeller

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MONTAUBAN, FRANCE – A veteran wingsuit skydiver met a tragic end in July 2018 when he was struck by an airplane wing shortly after jumping from the aircraft over southern France. The incident, which occurred 20 seconds post-jump, resulted in the decapitation of the skydiver, Nicholas Galy, who had over 225 jumps to his credit. The incident came to light during the manslaughter trial of the pilot, identified as 64-year-old Alain C, held this week …

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Oklahoma Mother Dies in Skydiving Accident After Parachute Malfunctions

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Heather Glasgow, a 44-year-old mother of two, died in a tragic skydiving accident on Saturday afternoon after experiencing trouble midair during a solo jump. The incident occurred at the Sallisaw Airport in Oklahoma and resulted in Glasgow succumbing to her injuries at a hospital. According to the Sallisaw Police Department, an unknown issue arose during the skydive. While Glasgow’s parachute had fully opened, she was in a spin that she could not recover from before …

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Skydiving Like James Bond Airplane Pilot Swap Stunt Goes Terribly Wrong

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F.A.A. Investigating Crash After Midair Pilot-Swapping Stunt – The New York Times Skydiving experts Andy Farrington and Luke Aikins were confident they would pull off one of the most glorious stunts ever recorded.  Mid-air, double nose dive double skydive airplane swap where both pilots would free jump to the other’s plane.  Unfortunately for them, it didn’t go well, with one plane crash landing, and now the F.A.A. is investigating. On the positive side, neither of …

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