LODI, Calif. - A woman in California has died after her parachute failed to fully open as she was falling to the ground and it became tangled around her, police said. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A Navy SEAL who fell to his death when his parachute failed to open during a Fleet Week ...

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WALLER COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Two skydivers were involved in an accident Saturday afternoon after their parachute did not open, according to the Waller County Sherriff's Office. At about 1:40 p.m., ...

A seasoned 73-year-old skydiver from Arizona has died after his parachute failed to fully open during a jump with friends at 14,000 feet. Terry Gardner and three fellow experienced skydivers were ...

The first and simplest answer would be "no". When you are skydiving, you quickly reach terminal velocity such that you are no longer accelerating. Maybe the built in GPS could use elevation data, but ...

Dimitri Didenko reportedly died after his parachute malfunctioned while competing in the Virtual Australian Skydiving championships Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE ...

A parachute on a SpaceX Dragon failed to open as expected as the capsule descended to Earth in January. It's the second time the apparent fault has occurred. NASA and SpaceX say they're investigating.

LODI, Calif. - A woman in California has died after her parachute failed to fully open as she was falling to the ground and it became tangled around her, police said. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s ...