Overview

• Prosecutor Raffaele Iannella concluded Baumgartner entered an unrecoverable spiral and failed to perform the maneuver needed to exit it.
• The investigation found no technical issues with the motorized paraglider involved in the July 17 incident.
• Iannella said he will request that the case be closed, a step that still requires a judge’s approval.
• The crash occurred over Porto Sant’Elpidio on Italy’s Adriatic coast, with impact near a beachside resort swimming pool.
• Early suggestions of an in‑flight health issue were reported by the local mayor, but the prosecutor’s finding attributes the cause to pilot error.