6 Worst Wingsuit Incidents in Human History

Wingsuit flying is actually safer than it might seem. Don’t believe me? Watch til the end. In 2017, Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet performed a mind-blowing stunt where they jumped from the Jungfrau mountain in the Swiss Alps and flew into a moving Pilatus Porter aircraft. Then there's the Italian wingsuit legend, Robert Mancino who successfully flew a wingsuit between two office buildings in Panama City in 2015. Guess where I found these incredible stories? That’s right, on the websites of companies that specialize in wingsuit flying experiences.

But of course, beyond the wild adrenaline rush and amazing views , nowhere did these websites mention the dark side of wingsuit diving. For every flyer who has glided through the clouds, there are many stories of those who never made it back to ground safely.

Today we cover 6 of the Worst Wingsuit Diving Incidents in History. As always, viewer discretion is advised.
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[ExtremeEdgeStories]

While all of these stories were mind blowing to me, Uli's got me the most. Would you ever consider wingsuit diving?

[mikemaresca]

"Passed away"....

Dude hit a rooftop in excess of 100 mph... he didn't "pass away", he rocketed right through that shit.

"Fatality rate is alarmingly high"... I think you mean "predictably high".

[prepped]

Every single time I don’t jump off a mountain, I don’t die.

[johncarter]

You can beat death 1000 times. But death only takes one time to beat you

[jimkoelkebeck]

"Severe and immediate" - interesting way to describe a sudden stop at 90 mph

[uncleal]

First Law of Trains: If you don’t want to get hit by one, stay off the tracks.

[GaijinGamerGirl]

Wingsuit flight isn't hard, the impact is.

[grahamherbert]

In 1981 I jumped out of a 5th storey window with a home made wing. All went very well. I was released from the West Suffolk Hospital, just over 3 months later. "Like a Bird".

[ColbyAzimuth]

"The human body is not designed to withstand impacts at 100 mph."
I learn something new every day. This is useful. I shall avoid impacts at 100 mph.
Q: What speed was the human body designed to withstand for a sudden impact? I mean, originally. Before modern bodies.

[TheBamm]

This got to be the worst way to prove you are not a bird.

[ricardosolis]

This is no accident. This is a choice that they made. This is nuts.

[VincentPresley]

This video could have been edited down to 2 minutes

[garettanderson]

I cannot find anything on the internet that says Roberta Mancino ever called herself Robert.

[robertheinkel]

More like a flying squirrel than a bird. Birds can gain altitude while wing suits only glide.

[sosaix]

Fun fact: 90% of GoPro users' last words are "Watch THIS!"

[uesr]

Base Jumpers: "We will defy DEATH!"

Death: "Challenge accepted!"

[Darrylizer]

I'm sorry, but you don't "fly" with a wing suit, you fall at a controlled angle.

[SalPerez-iomz]

Leave this to the birds and squirrels who were literally built for this.

[ohioguy]

The other day I was flying a kite in a stiff north breeze. It crashed violently into my Maple tree. I went in the house and cracked a beer.

[coyotecreek]

That’s nothing, I went to a gas station for a fill up in Detroit