How many people have died from parachute accidents?

Question

How many people have died from parachute accidents?

Answer 1

Most of the ones who's chute failed to open properly..

Answer 2

Fatalities Each Year:

1992 - 27            

1993 - 41            

1994 - 30

1995 - 27

1996 - 39

1997 - 31

1998 - 44

1999 - 27

2000 - 32

2001 - 35  

2002 - 33

2003 - 25

2004 - 21

2005 - 27  

2006 - 21  

2007 - 18

Answer 3

http://www.dropzone.com/fatalities/

so far 12 this year and 61 last year.

Answer 4

Approximate number of jumps in the U.S. in 2000 = 3,500,000  (source, USPA)

Number of U.S. fatalities in 2000 = 30  (source, USPA)

Ratio of U.S. fatalities / per jumps in 2000 = 1 : 116,667

Average number of annual U.S. fatalities due to malfunctioning gear = 12 (source, www.skydivenet.com)

Average ratio of U.S. fatalities caused by malfunctioning gear / per jumps = 1 : 291,667

AND

US Parachute Assoc. reports;

about 12 Deaths per Million Jumps for year 2005.

*That's only Sport Jumpers,,No MIL,Rescue,Emergency Svs,or Pro Exihibition.

NHTSA reports ;

about 35 Deaths per 100 Million Miles for year 2003

Answer 5

Only the people who did not survive the fall!

420 a year