# Accident 19830403065119A: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Mckinney, TX, April 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1983, 19:10 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Aero Co
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1791° N, 96.5901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1791&lon=-96.5901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N927BA-1989-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,581 total, 3,220 in this make and model, 253 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830403065119A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT TO ASSIST IN MOVING A PARKED AIRCRAFT. WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY PROP IN FLIGHT IDLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA177), Apr 3, 1983: de Havilland DHC-6 (N927BA), Mckinney, TX, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N927BA (2)

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

- [Incident 19850406019639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850406019639I), Apr 6, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N927BA), League Cit, TX, 1 fatal. Two chutists entangled during free fall. After other cut away had difficulty finding ripcord. Struck ground.
- [Incident 19840226021169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840226021169I), Feb 26, 1984: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N927BA), League City, TX, 1 fatal. Tangled lines with another jumper. Cut away. Remained on other jumpers lines who then cut away. No reserve deployed

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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