The BASE Fatality Statistics (BFS) is a statistical breakdown of fatalities from 1981 To present out of 180 fatalities
(Updated to November 22 2011)
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You do not have permission to quote anything presented herein without consent. In the interest of fairness and accuracy this List will present an inaccurate view when not taken in context. These listed events represent fatalities that have occurred over a period of time spanning 1981 to the present.
This List is not 100% accurate.
These reports change as new information becomes available.
Fatalities are not necessarily in order of their occurrence.
See also
BASE Fatality List 
Contents
| Number Of Fatalities | Malfunction Type |
|---|
| 35 | Off Heading Cliff Strike |
| 39 | Wingsuit / (1) Of Those Is Wingsuit/Snow/Base |
| 28 | Delay Too Long (Mostly Ground Awareness Or Back Tracking, Pc Hesitation) |
| 23 | Skydive Gear Used |
| 11 | Unstable Exit |
| 09 | Bridle Hang Up |
| 9 | Cliff Strike In Freefall |
| 6 | Gear Setup Wrong |
| 7 | Windy Conditions |
| 6 | Drowning |
| 3 | Pull Up Chord In Closing Loop |
| 4 | Proxy Flying |
| 3 | Fell |
| 2 | Break Chord Issues |
| 2 | No Base Experience |
| 1 | Total Malfunction |
| 1 | Canopy With Ice |
| 1 | Canopy Entanglement |
| 1 | Electrocution / Power Lines |
| Number Of Fatalities | Type of Jump |
|---|
| 39 | Wingsuit |
| 13 | Tracking Pants |
| 128 | Normal jumping clothes |
| Number Of Fatalities | Type of Jump |
|---|
| 23 | Skydiving Rig |
| 01 | Velcro BASE Rig |
| 128 | Pin BASE Rig |
| 28 | Unknown rig |
[hide][top]Fatalities (Deaths) Per Year
| Number Of Fatalities | Year | Month Of Incident(S) |
|---|
| 20 | 2011 | January (2),April,May(2),June (4),July (3), August,September (4),October (2),November |
| 16 | 2010 | January,April (2), May (2),july(5), August (2),September (2),October,December |
| 15 | 2009 | February (3), March, April, June, August, September (2), October, November (4), December |
| 14 | 2007 | January (2), February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September (3), October (2) |
| 13 | 2006 | March, April (2), May (3), June, September (2), October, November (2), December |
| 12 | 2002 | April, May (2), June, July, August (4), September (2), October |
| 8 | 2003 | January (2), April, July, August (2), October, November |
| 8 | 2008 | May (2), July, August, September (2), October, December |
| 7 | 2000 | January, February, May, June, August, November, December |
| 7 | 2004 | May, June, July, August, October (2), November |
| 7 | 2005 | March, May (2), July (2), November, December |
| 5 | 1993 | January (2),May, September,November |
| 5 | 1996 | January, August, October (2), December |
| 5 | 1999 | July, August (3), October |
| 5 | 2001 | January (2), April, July, September |
| 4 | 1986 | January, June,October,November |
| 3 | 1987 | January, August, October |
| 3 | 1989 | January , February,December |
| 3 | 1994 | April (2),September |
| 3 | 1997 | July, August, December |
| 2 | 1981 | April, October |
| 2 | 1982 | January, August |
| 2 | 1983 | March, October |
| 2 | 1985 | August |
| 2 | 1988 | January, October |
| 2 | 1990 | January, June |
| 2 | 1995 | December,October |
| 1 | 1984 | June |
| 1 | 1998 | May |
| 1 | Between 1991 And 1992 | May 1992 |
180 Deaths In All, as you can see 2011 has been our worst year to date.
[hide][top]Fatalities (Deaths) By Country
| Number Of Fatalities | Country Of Incident(s) |
|---|
| 47 | America |
| 35 | Switzerland |
| 26 | Norway |
| 16 | France |
| 14 | Italy |
| 09 | Australia |
| 06 | Russia |
| 04 | United Kingdom |
| 03 | Brazil |
| 03 | Canada |
| 03 | Ukraine |
| 02 | Austria |
| 02 | Venezuela |
| 01 | Belarus |
| 01 | Belgium |
| 01 | China |
| 01 | Germany |
| 01 | Malaysia |
| 01 | Mexico |
| 01 | New Zealand |
| 01 | Puerto Rico |
| 01 | Spain |
| 01 | Sweden |
| 01 | South Africa |
Means Wingsuit Death (W#)
[hide][top]Fatalities (Deaths) By Nationality
Finished Nationality Deaths To Come When I Receive More Information From Others These Numbers Are Incomplete.
| Nationality | Number Of Fatalities |
|---|
| American | 55 |
| French | 18 |
| Russian | 17 |
| Australian | 15 |
| English | 11 |
| Norwegian | 09 |
| German | 08 |
| Italian | 06 |
| Switzerland | 05 |
| Austrian | 04 |
| Belgium | 04 |
| Swedish | 04 |
| Brazillian | 03 |
| Canadian | 03 |
| New Zealand | 03 |
| Danish | 02 |
| Finland | 02 |
| Hungarian | 02 |
| South African | 02 |
| Belarus | 01 |
| Bulgarian | 01 |
| Czech Republic | 01 |
| Kazakhstan | 01 |
| Puerto Rican | 01 |
| Slovenian | 01 |
| Spanish | 01 |
| Ukraine | 01 |
[hide][top]Fatalities (Deaths) By Object Type
From What I See In This Table In Order Of The Fatalities From The Desired
Exits Around The World Or The Most Deaths From Different Types Of Exits
[hide][top]Fatalities (Deaths) Breakdown By Country
The following breakdown are fatalities per individual Country.
Total: 46
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Suffolk, Virginia | Antenna | William Harmon | April 11, 1981 | American | Male | 1 |
| Black Death, Colorado | Earth | Larry Jackson | October 10, 1981 | American | Male | 2 |
| Half Dome, Yosemite, California | Earth | Jimmy Tyler | August 04, 1982 | American | Male | 4 |
| New River Gorge, West Virginia | Span | Michael Williams | October 01, 1983 | American | Male | 5 |
| New River Gorge, West Virginia | Span | Rick Stanley | October 11, 1986 | Canadian | Male | 13 |
| Dallas, Texas | Antenna | Jeb Williams | November 16, 1986 | American | male | 14 |
| New River Gorge, West Virginia | Span | Steve Gyrsting | October 10, 1987 | American | Male | 17 |
| Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Building | Marlen Buford | January 01, 1988 | American | Male | 18 |
| Half Dome, Yosemite, California | Earth | Mitch Reno | October 23, 1988 | American | Male | 19 |
| Royal Gorge, Colorado | Span | David Dunblazier | January 01, 1989 | American | Male | 20 |
| Century City, California | Building | Dick Pedley | December 17, 1989 | American | Male | 22 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Building | Robert Morris | June 10, 1990 | American | Male | 24 |
| Little Colorado River Gorge | Earth | Jonathon Bowlin | May 9 , 1993 | American | Male | 27 |
| El Capitan, Yosemite, California | Earth | Susan Oatly | September 25, 1993 | American | Female | 29 |
| Jackson, Mississippi | Building | Andre Jewett | April 03, 1994 | American | Male | 31 |
| Lake Powell, Arizona | Earth | Paul Thompson | September 15 1994 | American | Male | 33 |
| Riverside, California | Earth | Theresa Tran | December 20, 1995 | American | Female | 34 |
| Royal Gorge, Colorado | Span | Don Sampson | January 01 1996 | American | Male | 35 |
| El Capitan, Yosemite, California | Earth | Jeff Christman | October 21, 1996 | American | Male | 37 |
| Tucson, Arizona | Antenna | Christopher Kennedy | December 02, 1997 | American | Male | 42 |
| Florida | Antenna | Bob Neely | May 14, 1998 | American | Male | 43 |
| Crown Point, Oregon | Earth | Joshua Michael Mcvay | August 08, 1999 | American | Male | 46 |
| El Capitan, Yosemite, California | Earth | Jan Davis | October 22, 1999 | American | Female | 48 |
| Twin Falls, Idaho, Hansen | Span | Roger Butler | February 09, 2000 | American | Male | 49 |
| Quartzsite, Arizona, Courthouse | Earth | Michael Schlefy Schafer | December 29, 2000 | German | Male | 56 |
| Florida | Antenna | Lee Werling (Sky Punk) | May 29, 2002 | American | Male | 63 |
| Twin Falls, Idaho, Perrine | Span | Brian Stout | June 15, 2002 | American | Male | 64 |
| Maob, Utah | Earth | Bill Frogge | January 27, 2003 | American | Male | 74 |
| Twin Falls, Idaho, Perrine | Span | Jason Corcoran | October 29, 2003 | American | Male | 79 |
| Mount Baker, Washington, Snoqualmie N.P. | Earth | Jeff Barker (W#5) (1st Wingsuit Death In America.) | July 05, 2004 | American | Male | 83 |
| Somerset, Wisconsin | Antenna | Erich Wagar | November 17, 2004 | American | Male | 87 |
| North Carolina | Antenna | Julian Tom Manship (Tracking Suit Worn) | December 31, 2005 | American | Male | 94 |
| Twin Falls, Idaho, Perrine | Span | Shannon Dean | May 29, 2006 | American | Female | 100 |
| New River Gorge, West Virginia | Span | Brian Lee Schubert | October 21, 2006 | American | Male | 104 |
| Twin Falls, Idaho, Perrine | Span | Joe Lathrop | November 03, 2006 | American | Male | 105 |
| Twin Falls, Idaho, Perrine | Span | Yegor Drozdov | April 10, 2007 | Russian | Male | 112 |
| Saguaro, Arizona | Earth | Chad David Suppa | February 15, 2009 | American | Male | 130 |
| Notch Peak, Utah | Earth | Leroy Buckley (W#20) | September 9, 2009 | American | male | 138 |
| Twin Falls, Idaho | Earth | Scott Doyle | November 18, 2009 | American | Male | 141 |
| Casa Grande, Arizona | Antenna | Darrell Dunafon | December 04, 2009 | American | Male | 143 |
| Kansas, West Mineral | Other | Mark Mosley | January 16,2010 | American | Male | 145 |
| Suffolk, Virginia | Antenna | Tyler S. Stimson | July 16, 2010 | American | Male | 151 |
| Baring, Washington | Earth | Aude-Marianne Beretucchi | July 25th , 2010 | American | Female | 154 |
| Twin Falls, Idaho, Perrine | Span | Pete Certain | September 3, 2011 | American | Male | 174 |
| Rock Canyon, Utah | Earth | Holly Brittsan | November 15 , 2011 | American | Female | 180 |
[hide][top]Fatalities (Deaths) By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
| Building | 4 |
| Antenna | 9 |
| Span | 14 |
| Earth | 18 |
| Other | 01 |
Total: 35
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Staubbach, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Xaver Bongard | April 15, 1994 | Swiss | Male | 32 |
| La Mousse, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Thierry Van Roy | April 02, 2001 | Belgium | Male | 57 |
| Mürren, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Dr Nikolas Hartshorne | August 06, 2002 | American | Male | 66 |
| Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Wolfgang Baumer | August 13, 2002 | German | Male | 67 |
| Engelberg | Earth | Lukas Knuttson (W#3) (1st Wingsuit Death In Swizerland) | October 11, 2002 | Swedish | Male | 72 |
| Engelberg | Earth | Robert Hinden | January 11, 2003 | Venezuelan | Male | 74 |
| Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Fabrice Parent | August 10, 2003 | French | Male | 77 |
| Gasterntal | Earth | Gabi Dematte (W#4) | August 13, 2003 | Austrian | Female | 78 |
| Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Andi K | June 18, 2004 | Austrian | Male | 82 |
| Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Duane Thomas (W#6) | August 21, 2004 | N.Z | Male | 84 |
| Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Stephen Grossman | April 15, 2006 | Swiss | Male | 96 |
| Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Stephane Llonide | April 16, 2006 | French | Male | 97 |
| La Mousse, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Csaba Zsiros | November 18, 2006 | Hungarian | Male | 106 |
| Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Bert Brooks | September 07, 2007 | American | Male | 117 |
| Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Oleg Kudria | September 30, 2007 | Ukranian | Male | 119 |
| La Mousse, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Alexander Bogoroditskiy (Tracking Suit Worn) | October 09, 2007 | Kazakahstan | Male | 120 |
| Meiringen,Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Gus Hutchinson Brown (W#11) | May 25, 2008 | British | Male | 123 |
| Melchstuhl | Earth | Yoann Lizeroux | July 01, 2008 | French | Male | 124 |
| Mürrenfluh (Nose), Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Ben Cannon (W#12) | August 22, 2008 | Australian | Male | 125 |
| Ultimate, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Simon Jensen (W#14) | September 11, 2008 | Danish | Male | 127 |
| Yellow Ocean, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Roar Rosten (W#16) | February 28, 2009 | Norwegian | Male | 131 |
| Mürrenfluh Nose, Lauterbrunnnen | Earth | Thibault | June 04, 2009 | Belgium | Male | 135 |
| High Nose, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Stefan Drenchev (Tracking Suit Worn) | September 07, 2009 | Bulgarian | Male | 137 |
| Sunrise Tower In Zurich | Building | Ueli Gegenschatz | November 13, 2009 (Fri-13Th) | Swiss | Male | 140 |
| Mighty Penis or Via Ferrata, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Bernd Strehle (Tracking Suit Worn) | November 28, 2009 | German | Male | 142 |
| Mighty Penis or Via Ferrata, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Darren Bull (W#22) | December 21, 2009 | English | Male | 144 |
| Yellow Ocean, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Herbert Weissmann | August 04, 2010 | German | Male | 155 |
| High Nose, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Will Heidebrecht (W#27) | September 14, 2010 | Canadian | Male | 157 |
| High Ultimate, Lauterbrunnnen | Earth | Mike 'Mercyless' Marko | December 30, 2010 | Hungarian | Male | 160 |
| High Ultimate, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Gary Harbird (W#29) | January 25, 2011 | English | Male | 161 |
| La Mousse, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Rudolphe Climent (Tracking Suit Worn) | June 26 2011 | French | Male | 169 |
| Via Ferrata, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Dave "Cable Dave" Karaffa (W#33) | July 7 2011 | Czech republic | Male | 170 |
| Mushroom, Eiger | Earth | Jeremy Graczyk (Tracking Suit Worn) | July , 12 2011 | American | Male | 171 |
| Kandersteg - Fisistock | Earth | Nico Müller (W#37) | September 15, 2011 | German | Male | 176 |
| High Nose, Lauterbrunnen | Earth | Valentina Rotar (Tracking Suit Worn) | September 16, 2011 | Slovenian | Female | 177 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 1 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 34 |
Total: 26
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Stabben | Earth | Carl Boenish | June 07, 1984 | American | Male | 7 |
| Trollvegen | Earth | Jorgen Hakonson | August 18, 1985 | Swedish | Male | 8 |
| Trollvegen | Earth | Jari Mynttinnen | August 24, 1985 | Finish | Male | 9 |
| Trollvegen | Earth | John Foster | June 20, 1986 | Australian | Male | 12 |
| Lysebotn, Kjerag | Earth | Sebastian Dectot | August 16, 1996 | French | Male | 36 |
| Lysebotn, Kjerag | Earth | Stina Ulla Ostberg | July 29, 1997 | Swedish | Female | 40 |
| Lysebotn, Kjerag | Earth | Thor Alex Kappfjell | July 07, 1999 | Norwegian | Male | 44 |
| Trollvegen, Trollspiret | Earth | Daniel Twomey | August 04, 1999 | Australian | Male | 45 |
| Lysebotn, Kjerag | Earth | Kirill Goretov | August 15, 1999 | Russian | Male | 47 |
| Lysebotn, Kjerag | Earth | Terry Forrestal | June 10, 2000 | British | Male | 51 |
| Lysebotn, Kjerag | Earth | Valentino Ventori | August 05, 2000 | Italian | Male | 52 |
| Lysebotn, Kjerag | Earth | Lori Barr | July 23, 2002 | American | Female | 65 |
| Sunndalssra (Hhrstadnebba) | Earth | Tore Lillebostad | August 25, 2002 | Norwegian | Male | 69 |
| Vikesaxa - Eiksdalen Valley | Earth | Kirill Kiselev (W#1) (1st Wingsuit Death In Norway/WORLD) | September 01, 2002 | Russian | Male | 70 |
| Lysebotn, Kjerag | Earth | Rob Tompkins (W#2) | September 12, 2002 | American | Male | 71 |
| Labben, Trollvegen | Earth | Linus Rains | July 23, 2003 | Swedish | Male | 76 |
| Lysebotn, Kjerag | Earth | Darcy Zoitsas (Tracking Suit Worn) | July 19, 2005 | Australian | Male | 92 |
| Labben ,Stabben | Earth | Tony Coombes (Tracking Suit Worn) | May 27, 2006 | Australian | Male | 99 |
| Langrappiken | Earth | Stephen Richard Anderton (W#10) | August 14, 2007 | Australian | Male | 116 |
| Stabben | Earth | Tommy Hjerto (W#13) | September 09, 2008 | Norwegian | Male | 126 |
| Karlskråtind romsdalen | Earth | Gorm Irgens Ųstlie (W#18) | April 07, 2009 | Norwegian | Male | 134 |
| Bispen | Earth | Mike Warren (W#19) | August 11, 2009 | South African | Male | 135 |
| Lysebotn, Kjerag | Earth | Anton Knestyapin | July 24 , 2010 | Russian | Male | 153 |
| Karlskråtind romsdalen | Earth | Yngve Fųsker Fjeldstad (Tracking Suit Worn) | October 08, 2010 | Norwegian | Male | 159 |
| Sunndalssra (Hhrstadnebba) | Earth | Ted Rudd (Tracking Suit Worn) | June 13, 2011 | New Zealand | Male | 168 |
| Romsdalhorn | Earth | Arne Aarset (W#34) | July 18 2011 | Nowegian | Male | 172 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 26 |
Total: 17
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Magland | Earth | Alexander Haseke | October 28, 1996 | German | Male | 38 |
| Verdon | Earth | Fred | January 01, 2000 | French | Male | 54 |
| Couillu le caribou | Earth | Christophe Averty | August 15, 2002 | French | Male | 68 |
| Tulle | Span | Bruno | November 23, 2003 | French | Male | 80 |
| Eiffel Tower, Paris | Antenna | Olov Axel Kappfjell | May 16, 2005 | Norwegian | Male | 89 |
| Chartreuse | Earth | Jurij Graciov | July 03, 2005 | Russian | Male | 91 |
| Benevise | Earth | Rene Duriaux | January 04, 2007 | French | Male | 108 |
| La-Palud-Sur, Verdon | Earth | Jean Mouligne | June 30, 2007 | French | Male | 114 |
| Magland | Earth | Jeremy Francois | July 8, 2010 | Belgium | Male | 150 |
| Isčre, Dent de Crolles | Earth | Clement borrel | August 04, 2010 | French | Male | 156 |
| Choranche (Molaire Blues) | Earth | Max Moret (W#30) (1st Wingsuit death in France ) | April 30, 2011 | French | Male | 163 |
| Aiguille de varan, sallanche, cham | Earth | BBC Mirko scmidt (W#31) | May 6 2011 | German | Male | 165 |
| Isčre, Devoluy | Earth | Bryan Hirn (W#32) | June 9, 2011 | French | Male | 167 |
| Massif de la Croix | Earth | Olivier Labaudie (W#35) | August 14, 2011 | French | Male | 173 |
| Varan (Sallanches) | Earth | Fabrice Rieu (W#36) | September 9, 2011 | French | Male | 175 |
| Sixt-Fer-ā-Cheval | Earth | Rob Kelly (W#38) | October 15, 2011 | American | Male | 178 |
| Sixt-Fer-ā-Cheval | Earth | Antoine Montant (W#39) | October 21, 2011 | French | Male | 179 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 1 |
| Span | 1 |
| Earth | 15 |
Total: 14
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| North Wall | Earth | Antonio Vanone | August 23, 1987 | Italian | Male | 16 |
| Itw, Brento | Earth | Andrea Quarisa | May 07, 2000 | Italian | Male | 50 |
| Itw, Brento | Earth | Jorge Juan Domench | November 02, 2000 | Spanish | Male | 54 |
| Itw, Brento | Earth | Erin Aimee Engle | July 22, 2001 | American | Female | 58 |
| Itw, Brento | Earth | Massimo Mazzeo | September 27, 2001 | Italian | Male | 59 |
| Itw, Brento | Earth | Alexi Kosarev | April 05, 2003 | Russian | Male | 75 |
| Itw, Brento | Earth | Johannes Teigland | March 24, 2005 | Norwegian | Male | 88 |
| Itw, Brento | Earth | Edgar Kraus | December 27, 2006 | German | Male | 107 |
| Dolomite's | Earth | Emanuele Amadori | May 25, 2008 | Italian | Male | 122 |
| Ski Base dolomite Alps Of Italy, Sass Pordoi | Earth | Shane McConkey (W#17) (1st Wingsuit death in Italy) | March 26, 2009 | Canadian | Male | 133 |
| Mount La Roda Paganella | Earth | Michael Avanzi (W#24) | April 26, 2010 | Italian | Male | 147 |
| Itw, Brento | Earth | Allisyn Martinez | July 22, 2010 | American | Female | 152 |
| Itw, Brento | Earth | Evgens Chernatskij (Tracking Suit Worn) | May 03, 2011 | Russian | Male | 164 |
| Itw, Brento | Earth | Michel Gaillardou | June, 3, 2011 | French | Male | 166 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 14 |
Total: 9
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Wollomombi Falls | Earth | Marilyn Ettema | January 01, 1986 | New Zealand | Female | 11 |
| Bungonia Gorge | Earth | Joe Shaw | May 21, 1993 | English | Male | 28 |
| Sydney Building | Building | Jason Rooney | November 15, 1993 | English | Male | 30 |
| Bungonia Gorge | Earth | Torben Peterson | August 04, 1997 | Danish | Male | 40 |
| Wollemi N.P, Big Glassy | Earth | Trevor Yates | Apil 16, 2000 | Australian | Male | 55 |
| Bungonia Gorge | Earth | Jason Fitz-Herbert | October 29, 2004 | Australian | Male | 86 |
| Grand Canyon | Earth | Jimmy Freeman (W#21) 1St Wingsuit Death In Australia | October 31, 2009 | Australian | Male | 139 |
| Wallaman Falls | Earth | Daryl Norris | May 23, 2010 | Australian | Male | 149 |
| Dandaragan | Antenna | Lucas Oliver | January 30,2011 | Australian | Male | 162 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 1 |
| Antenna | 1 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 7 |
Total: 6
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| St Petersburg | Smokestack | Unknown | April 01, 2002 | Russian | Male | 61 |
| Saratov | Antenna | Papuca Alexander | May 03, 2004 | Russian | Male | 81 |
| Angarsk | Antenna | Vadim Vertzgaizer | November 11, 2005 | Russian | Male | 93 |
| Unknown | Antenna | Alexander Chavdar | January 28, 2007 | Russian | Male | 109 |
| Vladivostok | Antenna | Mikhail Panchenko | March 21, 2007 | Russian | Male | 111 |
| Nalchik | Earth | Nikolai Ens | July 07, 2007 | Russian | Male | 115 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 1 |
| Antenna | 4 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 1 |
Total: 4
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Park Lane Hilton Building | Building | Darren Newton | May 20, 1992 | British | Male | 25 |
| Cheddar Gorge | Earth | Michael Gibbard | May 16, 1987 | British | Male | 15 |
| Electricity Pylon Kent, Swanscombe | Antenna | Paul Smith Crallan | March 15, 2006 | British | Male | 95 |
| Residential Tower Block | Building | Frank Donnellan | June 02, 1982 | British | Male | 3 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 2 |
| Antenna | 1 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 1 |
Total: 3
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Encantado | Antenna | Marcelo Dutra | September 13, 2007 | Brazilian | Male | 118 |
| Curitaba City | Building | Jeferson Bitencourt | October 13, 2007 | Brazilian | Male | 121 |
| Marilia | Antenna | Mario Massato | June 18, 2006 | Brazilian | Male | 101 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 1 |
| Antenna | 2 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 0 |
Total: 3
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Crimea | Earth | Igor Anisenko (W#15) | October 16, 2008 | Russian | Male | 128 |
| Crimea Engelsk | Earth | Alexey Sayutin | May 06, 2006 | Russian | Male | 98 |
| Crimea Ukraine | Earth | Andrei Grunberg | May 01, 2002 | Russian | Male | 62 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 3 |
Total: 3
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Niagra Falls/Horseshoe | Earth | Robert Overacker | October 1,1995 | American | Male | 33 |
| French Touch | Earth | Jim Mitchell (W#25) | May 09, 2010 | Australian | Male | 148 |
| Nunavit Baffin Island | Earth | Jimmy Hall (W#9) | May 09, 2007 | American | Male | 113 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 3 |
Total: 2
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Dachstein | Earth | Bernd Stecher (Tracking Suit Worn) | September 09, 2006 | Austrian | Male | 102 |
| Drachenwand | Earth | Siller Wolfgang (W#8) | May 21, 2005 | Austrian | Male | 90 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 2 |
Total: 2
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Angel Falls, Venezuela | Earth | Jean Marc Boiven | February 17, 1989 | French | Male | 21 |
| Angel Falls, Venezuela | Earth | Marita Schneider | Feburary 21, 1993 | German | Female | 26 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 2 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Belarus | Antenna | Aleksei Irzhembickij | February 28, 2009 | Russian | Male | 132 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 1 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 0 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Baells dam 300Ft Dam, Barcelona, Spain | Building/Dam | Sean Richards | February 10, 2007 | British | Male | 110 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 1 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 0 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Shanghai China | Building | Roland Slim Simpson (W#7) | October 22, 2004 | Australian | Male | 85 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 1 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 0 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Stockholm, Kaknästorgnet | Antenna | Pauli Belik | March 07, 1983 | Finish | Male | 6 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 1 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 0 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Unknown Bridge | Span | Mike Herron | January 01, 1990 | German ? | Male | 23 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 1 |
| Earth | 0 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Remouchamps, Belgium | Span | Daniel Jacquemin | December 29, 2008 | Belgium | Male | 129 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 1 |
| Earth | 0 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Arecibo 650 Foot Exit, Puerto Rico | Earth | Unknown Male Jumper | January 01, 2001 | Puerto Rican | Male | 60 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 1 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Cone Rock at Fox Glacier , New Zealand | Earth | Gary Dawson | December 26, 1996 | American | Male | 39 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 1 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Canon Del Sumidero, Mexico | Earth | Adam Gibson | September 15, 2006 | Australian | Male | 103 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 1 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Alor Setar Tower | Building | Kylie "BUFFY" Tanti | September 28, 2010 | Australian | Female | 158 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 1 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 0 |
Total: 1
| Location Of Incident | Type | Person | Date | Nationality | Gender | Bf# |
|---|
| Hutchinson Buttress South Africa | Earth | Geoffrey Robson, 31(W#23) | April 12, 2010 | South African | Male | 146 |
[hide][top]Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 1 |
[hide][top]Fatalities (Deaths) By Gender
| Gender type | Number |
|---|
| Male | 165 |
| Female | 15 |
[hide][top]Wingsuit Fatalities (Deaths) by Country
Total: 39
| Country | Total |
|---|
| Switzerland | 13 |
| France | 08 |
| Norway | 07 |
| America | 02 |
| Canada | 02 |
| Italy | 02 |
| Australia | 01 |
| Austria | 01 |
| China | 01 |
| South Africa | 01 |
| Ukraine | 01 |
[hide][top]Fatalities (Deaths) from Wingsuits
| Location Of Incident | Person | WBf# | Date | Nationality | Bf# |
|---|
| Eiksdalen Valley, Norway | Kirill Kiselev | 01 | September 01, 2002 | Russian | 47 |
| Kjerag, Norway | Rob Tompkins | 02 | September 12, 2002 | American | 71 |
| Cold Steel,Switzerland | Lukas Knuttson | 03 | October 11, 2002 | Swedish | 72 |
| Gasterental,Switzerland | Gabi Dematte | 04 | August 13, 2003 | Austrian | 78 |
| Washington, U.S.A | Jeff Barker | 05 | July 05, 2004 | American | 83 |
| Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland | Duane Thomas | 06 | August 21, 2004 | New Zealand | 84 |
| Shanghai, China | Roland Slim Simpson | 07 | October 22, 2004 | Australian | 85 |
| Drachenwand, Austria | Siller Wolfgang | 08 | May 21, 2005 | Austrian | 90 |
| Baffin Island, Canada | Jimmy Hall | 09 | May 09, 2007 | American | 113 |
| Langrappiken, Norway | Stephen Anderton | 10 | August 14, 2007 | Australian | 116 |
| Meiringen, Switzerland | Gus Hutchinson-Brown | 11 | May 25, 2008 | English | 122 |
| Murrenfluh Nose , Switzerland | Ben Cannon | 12 | August 22, 2008 | Australian | 125 |
| Stabben, Norway | Tommy Hjerto | 13 | September 09, 2008 | Norwegian | 126 |
| Ultimate, Switzerland | Simon Jensen | 14 | September 11, 2008 | Danish | 127 |
| Crimea | Igor Anisenko | 15 | October 16, 2008 | Russian | 128 |
| Yellow Ocean, Switzerland | Roar | 16 | February 01, 2009 | Norwegian | 131 |
| Ski Base, Italy | Shane Mcconkey | 17 | March 26, 2009 | Canadian | 133 |
| Romsdalem, Norway | Gorm Irgens Ustlie | 18 | April 07, 2009 | Norwegian | 134 |
| Bispen, Norway | Mike Warren | 19 | August 11, 2009 | South African | 136 |
| Notch Peak, U.S.A | Leroy Buckley | 20 | Sept 9, 2009 | American | 138 |
| Grand Canyon, Australia | Jimmy Freeman | 21 | October 31, 2009 | Australian | 139 |
| Mighty penis, Switzerland | Darren bull | 22 | December 21, 2009 | English | 144 |
| Hutchinson Buttress, South Africa | Geoffrey Robson, | 23 | April 12, 2010 | South african | 146 |
| Mount La Roda Paganella | Michael Avanzi | 24 | April 26, 2010 | Italian | 147 |
| Baffin Island | Jim Mitchell | 25 | May 09, 2010 | Australian | 148 |
| Magland | Jeremy Francois | 26 | July 8, 2010 | Belgium | 150 |
| High Nose, Lauterbrunnen | Will Heidebrecht | 27 | September 14, 2010 | Canadian | 157 |
| High Ultimate, Lauterbrunnnen | Mike 'Mercyless' Marko | 28 | December, 30 2010 | Hungarian | 160 |
| High Ultimate, Lauterbrunnen | Gary Harbird | 29 | January 25, 2011 | English | 161 |
| Choranche, France | Max Moret | 30 | April 30, 2011 | French | 163 |
| Varant near Magland | BBC Mirko Scmidt | 31 | May 6 2011 | German | 165 |
| Iscre, Devoluy | Bryan Hirn | 32 | June 9, 2011 | French | 167 |
| Via Ferrata, Lauterbrunnen | Dave "Cable Dave" Karaffa | 33 | July 7 2011 | Czech republic | 170 |
| Trollvegen, Norway | Arne Aarset | 34 | July 18 2011 | Norwegian | 172 |
| Massif de la Croix | Olivier Labaudie | 35 | August 14, 2011 | French | 173 |
| Varan Sallanches | Fabrice Rieu | 36 | September 9, 2011 | French | 175 |
| Kandersteg - Fisistock | Nico mueller | 37 | September 15, 2011 | German | 176 |
| Sixt-Fer-ā-Cheval | Rob Kelly | 38 | October 15, 2011 | American | 178 |
| Sixt-Fer-ā-Cheval | Antoine Montant | 39 | October 21, 2011 | French | 179 |
[hide][top]Wingsuit Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 1 |
| Antenna | 0 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 38 |
[hide][top]Fatalities (Deaths) From Tracking Pants/Top
Total: 13
| Location Of Incident | Person | TBf# | Date | Nationality | Bf# |
|---|
| Kjerag, Norway | Darcy Zoitsas | 01 | July 19, 2005 | Australian | 92 |
| United states,North Carolina | Julian Tom Manship | 02 | December 31, 2005 | American | 94 |
| Trollvegen, Norway | Tony Coombes | 03 | May 27, 2006 | Australian | 99 |
| Dachstein, Austria | Bernd St | 04 | September 09, 2006 | Austrian | 102 |
| Lauterbrunnen,La Mousse | Alexander Bogoroditskiy | 05 | October 09, 2007 | Kazakhstan | 120 |
| High Nose, Switzerland | Stefan Drenchev | 06 | September 07, 2009 | Bulgarian | 137 |
| Mighty Penis, Switzerland | Bernd strehle | 07 | November 28, 2009 | German | 142 |
| Karlskråtind Romsdalen | Yngve Fųsker Fjeldstad | 08 | October 08, 2010 | Norway | 159 |
| Monte Brento | Evgens Chernatskij | 09 | May 3, 2011 | Russian | 164 |
| Sunndalssra (Hhrstadnebba) | Ted Rudd | 10 | June 13, 2011 | New Zealand | 168 |
| La Mousse | Rudolphe climent | 11 | June 26, 2011 | French | 169 |
| Mushroom, Eiger | Jeremy Graczyk | 12 | July 12, 2011 | American | 171 |
| High Nose, Lauterbrunnen | Valentina Rotar | 13 | September 15, 2011 | Slovenian | 177 |
[hide][top]Tracking Suit Fatalities By Object Type
| Object type | Number |
|---|
| Building | 0 |
| Antenna | 1 |
| Span | 0 |
| Earth | 12 |
Included here are friends/BASE jumpers who died doing other activities as well as the whole BASE fatality list..
Gone but not forgotten
There May Be More Out There As Everyone Has Heard Of 1 Or Another Story From A Fellow Jumper , But If We Have No Emails Or Confirmations Then That Is Just What They Are Stories...
These Stats Have Been Compiled By Reading Through The List From
BASE Fatality List
Thanks To Splatula For Allowing Me Access To Their List
If U Would Like More Added Info For Your Own Reasons Please Pm..
Or You Can Also Go To The
BASE Fatality List At
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I Did This Purely To Breakdown The List As I Have Studied The List Many Times This Was The Only Way I Can Remember It Where It Stays In My Brain
I Apologize To Anyone I Have Offended In Advance
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