Vince Reffet, the "Jetman" who died in a training accident in Dubai last year, lost control while hovering and did not deploy his emergency parachute, said the findings of an inquiry released Thursday.

The Frenchman had pulled off a series of dramatic flights over the Gulf city, using jetpacks and carbon-fibre wings to soar above the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa and alongside a passenger jet.