"Witnesses said the flight appeared normal until Baumgartner's paraglider started spinning to the ground, crashing near a hotel swimming pool. Prosecutor Raffaele Iannella said the investigation found no technical issues with Baumgartner's motorized paraglider. He fell into a spiral, and he could not get out. He was unable to do the maneuver that he should have done to exit [the fall], Iannella told the Associated Press."
"Known as Fearless Felix, Baumgartner made headlines around the world in 2012 when he became the first skydiver to break the sound barrier. He wore a pressurized suit and jumped from a capsule hoisted more than 24 miles above New Mexico by a giant helium balloon. The Austrian topped out at 843.6 mph the equivalent of 1.25 times the speed of sound during a nine-minute descent. At one point, he went into a potentially dangerous flat spin while still supersonic, spinning for 13 seconds,"
Prosecutors determined human error caused Felix Baumgartner's fatal paragliding crash along Italy's Adriatic coast in July. Witnesses described a flight that appeared normal until the paraglider began spinning and crashed near a hotel swimming pool. Prosecutor Raffaele Iannella stated there were no technical issues with Baumgartner's motorized paraglider and that Baumgartner fell into a spiral he could not escape. He was unable to perform the maneuver required to exit the fall. Authorities will request closure of the case, which requires a judge's approval. Baumgartner, 56, was famed for a 2012 supersonic skydive from more than 24 miles altitude.
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