BASE Jumping Statistics 2019 Review.
19 Deaths in Total Earth (E): 15 (79%)
Antennas (A): 0 (0%)
Buildings (B): 2 (10.5%)
Other - Dam (O) 1 (5.25%)
Span - 1 (5.25%)
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7x Wingsuit (33.7%)
6x Slick (33.3%)
2x Tracking (11%)
4x One Piece (22%)
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1 x Heli Base fatality (Not represented on list)
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2 x Drowning
1 x Canopy Entanglement
2 x impact Sub Terminal
2 x Low Pull
3 x Unable to Pull
2 x Object strike under canopy
1 x Malfunction Misrigging
5 x impact in terminal Freefall
1 x Fall before Jump
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No experience:0 (0%)
Beginner:7 (36.84%)
Intermediate:8 (42.10%)
Experienced:4 (21.06%)
Beginner under 200 jumps or under 3 years in sport
Intermediate 200-500 jumps & over 4 years in sport
Experienced over 500 jumps & over 6 years in sport
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The youngest death: 27 years
Average age of deceased: 38
The oldest death: 56
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Male 18 deaths (94.73%)
Female 1 deaths (5.27%)
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2 deaths in April (1 x tracking suit, 1 x wingsuit)
3 death in June (3 x wingsuit)
4 deaths in July (1x tracking suit, 2 x one piece tracking suit, 1 x wingsuit)
3 deaths in August (3 x slick)
3 deaths in September (1 x slick, 1 x one piece tracking suit, 1 x wingsuit)
2 deaths in October (1x slick, 1 x One piece tracking suit)
1 death in November (Slick)
1 death in December (Wingsuit)
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Same recorded deaths as 2012 (19)
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These figures show what the world wide BASE community has experienced this year in jumping, the BFL has been working for the community and this year we received great news that
due to our recorded figures we have helped keep base jumping from being banned across Switzerland.
We are kindly asking people to start changing the idea of BFL being a negative to the sport and see that it is a positive and that if you are around a fatality to please
get in touch as soon as possible.
We are still asking for numerous entrys (#353,#357,#366,#370,#371,# to be filled in by jumpers that were there on the day.
We hope that 2020 is a better year, safe jumping everyone.