# N924MA: 1969 Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606, 16 seats)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501)
- Serial number: 216
- Year built: 1969
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 7, 1969
- Certificate issued: April 14, 1994
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: ACCE1A
- Registered owner: [Para Drop](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARA%20DROP)
- Location: [Eloy, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Eloy)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6538° N, 111.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85131, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=924MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N924MA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N924MA.

## FAA accident and incident reports (8)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20250216001239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250216001239I), Feb 16, 2025: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, No damage. On February 16, 2025, a de havilland Canada DHC-6, conducted parachute operations from Eloy, AZ. There was one fatality. The victim's parachute was deployed…
- [Incident 20131203025079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131203025079I), Dec 3, 2013: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 2 fatal. While conducting a 200 person freefall formation jump two of the participants collided while under canopy at approximately 300 feet AGL. Both jumpers had…
- [Incident 20120215003309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120215003309I), Feb 15, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, No damage. Skydiver (ke dime) exited the jump bird at approximately 5000 ft AGL for the purposes of practicing a "swooping" landing. (Swooping is a maneuver in which the…
- [Incident 20081107854269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081107854269I), Nov 7, 2008: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. Skydiver had completed successful freefall and was descending under a fully deployed canopy. After maneuvering the canopy to a point which was east of the…
- [Incident 20070309007429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070309007429I), Mar 9, 2007: Dhav DHC6300 (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, 2 fatal. (-23) According to witnesses, two skydivers collided at approximately 250' above ground level, entangled their canopys, resulting in an out of control spin.…
- [Incident 19960806027419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960806027419I), Aug 6, 1996: Dhav DHC6200 (N924MA), Quincy, IL, 1 fatal. Narrative: a parachute jumper received fatal injuries on August 6, 1996 at approximately 1330 CDT after making a turn at too low an altitude. The jumper…
- [Incident 19950527031709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527031709I), May 27, 1995: Dhav DHC6 (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. Jumpers collided after leaving formation. 2 knocked unconscious and tangled did not deplay 3rd jumper deployed.
- [Incident 19921231055599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921231055599I), Dec 31, 1992: Dhav DHC6 (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. Chutist impacted the ground when her parachute failed to properly deploy. Waited too long to deploy chute.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter/aircraft.md
- The U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp.md

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