# Incident 19810306024419I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Jamaica, NY, March 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1981, 08:05 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Airport: Jfk International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 13,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306024419I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WINGTIP STRUCK STAIRS IN RAMP AREA. TAXIWAY MARKINGS POORLY MARKED.

## Other reports on N125PM (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20251116018719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251116018719I), Nov 16, 2025: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N125PM), Longmont, CO, No damage, 1 fatal. Skydiver deployed parachute at an unknown altitude. The parachute was deployed with a line-over/line twist entanglement. Witness observed the skydiver under a…
- [Incident 20220731013749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220731013749I), Jul 31, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N125PM), Longmont, CO, No damage, 1 fatal. On July 31, 2022 at approximately 17:55 MDT, a skydiver using a high performance parachute impacted the ground while performing a high-speed manuever know as…
- [Incident 20190629008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008519I), Jun 29, 2019: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N125PM), Longmont, CO, No damage, 1 fatal. Experienced parachute jumper executed a turn at low altitude from which he was unable to arrest his descent rate prior to landing. He was killed on impact with…
- [Accident 20010527019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010527019159A), May 27, 2001: Dhav DHC6 (N125PM), Fentress, TX, No damage. (-23) A skydiver was struck by the prop of a de havilland DHC-6 after jumping from a king air C-90 during a formation jump. The pilot of the king air stated…
- [Incident 19850929070689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929070689I), Sep 29, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N125PM), New Haven, CT. Aircraft proceeded across runway after holding for landing traffic without clearance. ATC tapes not available.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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