How many people have died at Skydive Arizona?

Since Skydive Arizona was founded in 1978, we have always affiliated ourselves with a very high quality training operations such as our current affiliate, Adventures in Skydiving. In over 35 years and nearly half a million tandem and student jumps, we have never had a tandem or student fatality.

Is skydiving in Arizona Safe?

Good News. The good news is that Tandem skydiving is the safest form of skydiving. Arizona leads the country in skydiving fatalities and is a very popular state for the lifer jumper.

What are the chances of dying from skydiving 2020?

In 2020, USPA recorded 11 fatal skydiving accidents, a rate of 0.39 fatalities per 100,000 jumps. This is comparable to 2019, where participants made more jumps—3.3 million—and USPA recorded 15 fatalities, a rate of 0.45 per 100,000.

How common are skydiving deaths?

Of the 3.3 million total skydives recorded in 2019 by USPA-member dropzones, 15 resulted in a fatality – making the skydiving death rate 1 in 220,301. When considering the tandem-related skydiving fatality rate, the number is 1 in 500,000 jumps. More common are minor and non-fatal injuries.

Who owns Skydive Arizona?

Skydive Arizona™ is located in the heart of the scenic Sonoran Desert and lies midway between Arizona’s two largest cities, Phoenix and Tucson. Drop zone founders Larry and Liliane Hill started in the skydiving business at a gravel airstrip north of Phoenix with a single Cessna 182 in January of 1978.

How much is it to skydive in Arizona?

Tandem Training Jump Prices

Can you bungee jump in Arizona?

Marble Canyon Bungee Jump There is only one company in Arizona know for this “Grand Canyon Bungee Jump.” One of the most highly acclaimed bungee jumping companies in the United States, Bungee Expeditions, offers this once in a life time experience for just $250.

How often do parachutes not open?

The answer: Hardly ever. According to the USPA (which collects and publishes skydiving accident statistics), about one in every one-thousand parachutes will experience a malfunction so significant that actually requires the use of the reserve parachute.

How much is Skydive Phoenix?

How much is it to skydive?

The average price of a skydive is around $300, which buys you a tandem jump, attached to a highly experienced instructor. Skydiving at Long Island Skydiving Center costs $229 if you make a reservation, or $298 if you show up at the dropzone without a reservation.

How safe is a skydive?

Tandem skydiving is considered to be the safest form of skydiving. Statistics show that there is one tandem student skydiving fatality for every 500,000 tandem jumps which makes the odds of death .