Overview

• A Rome technical report determined the motorized paraglider was in proper condition and showed no defects.
• Prosecutor Raffaele Iannella said Baumgartner entered a rapid spiral, lost control, and did not apply the prescribed right-control-line recovery.
• The reserve parachute deployed only shortly before impact, according to the findings.
• The Fermo prosecutor’s office has applied to discontinue the criminal proceedings related to the crash.
• Baumgartner’s fatal crash occurred on July 17 in Porto Sant’Elpidio, Italy, and earlier autopsy work had ruled out a heart attack.