# Incident 19870830055039I: Dhav DHC6300, Clarksburg, WV, August 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1987, 18:20 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CRDA
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 1,575 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830055039I

## Narrative

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

NARROWLY MISSED A PARACHUTE JUMPER ON FINAL APPROACH. PILOT OF JUMP AIRCRAFT AND JUMPER SUBJECT TO AN EIR.

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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