Jeb Williams
Date: November 16, 1986
Nationality: American
Object Type: Antenna
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
COD: Impact
Clothes / Suit: Normal Clothes
Description:
Jeb jumped from a free standing 500-foot antenna tower with skydiving gear and five or six previous BASE jumps. He impacted with nothing out. This jump cemented the cause for dedicated BASE jumping equipment in the BASE community.
After this fatality the need for correct pilot chute sizes came into effect.
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