What happened
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The dupage FSDO was notified of parachute incident: on June 15, 2018, reginald hurlbut sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at Skydive Chicago, Ottawa, Illinois, following a wingsuit/formation jump. Witnesses observed and go-pro video footage confirmed that Mr. Hurlbut's parachute deployed normally but immediately began spinning to the left, causing twisting of the canopy lines. This rendered the main chute ineffective and the parachutist fell to the ground. The main chute was not jettisoned and the emergency chute was not deployed prior to impact. Emergency responders attempted resuscitation efforts without success.
Documentation recovered at the scene identified Mr. Hurlbut as a canadian citizen and canadian sport parachuting association member #5232.
Statement from uspa/Skydive Chicago fatality report: "jumper had logged 4,000 plus jumps over the last 18 years. He had been wingsuiting for the last 15 years logging thousands of wingsuit jumps. He held multiple wingsuit records and had multiple wingsuit malfunctions".
As the FAA filed it
THE DUPAGE FSDO WAS NOTIFIED OF PARACHUTE INCIDENT: ON JUNE 15, 2018, REGINALD HURLBUT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FROM A SKYDIVING INCIDENT AT SKYDIVE CHICAGO, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, FOLLOWING A WINGSUIT/FORMATION JUMP. WITNESSES OBSERVED AND GO-PRO VIDEO FOOTAGE CONFIRMED THAT MR. HURLBUT'S PARACHUTE DEPLOYED NORMALLY BUT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SPINNING TO THE LEFT, CAUSING TWISTING OF THE CANOPY LINES. THIS RENDERED THE MAIN CHUTE INEFFECTIVE AND THE PARACHUTIST FELL TO THE GROUND. THE MAIN CHUTE WAS NOT JETTISONED AND THE EMERGENCY CHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED PRIOR TO IMPACT. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ATTEMPTED RESUSCITATION EFFORTS WITHOUT SUCCESS.
DOCUMENTATION RECOVERED AT THE SCENE IDENTIFIED MR. HURLBUT AS A CANADIAN CITIZEN AND CANADIAN SPORT PARACHUTING ASSOCIATION MEMBER #5232.
STATEMENT FROM USPA/SKYDIVE CHICAGO FATALITY REPORT: "JUMPER HAD LOGGED 4,000 PLUS JUMPS OVER THE LAST 18 YEARS. HE HAD BEEN WINGSUITING FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS LOGGING THOUSANDS OF WINGSUIT JUMPS. HE HELD MULTIPLE WINGSUIT RECORDS AND HAD MULTIPLE WINGSUIT MALFUNCTIONS".
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