# Incident 19890210026659I: Frchld FH227B, Deland, FL, February 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1989, 10:50 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 29.0227° N, 81.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0227&lon=-81.2865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346F-2024-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2 (registry code 3375011, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b1-h2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD FH227B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890210026659I

## Narrative

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

CHUTIST DONNED CHUTE RIG VERY QUICKLY. TWISTED BELLY BAND. RESULT PILOT CHUTE IN TOW. NEVER PULLED EMERGENCY HANDLE

## Other reports on N346F (3)

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

- [Accident 20050526034049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050526034049A), May 26, 2005: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Sturtevant, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 26, 2005 at approximately 1511CDT N346F hit a skydiver as the aircraft was attempting a landing at Sylvania Airport, Sturtevant WI. The pilot lost…
- [Incident 20010303007049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303007049I), Mar 3, 2001: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Maricopa, AZ. (-23)Jump was deceased's first skyboard jump. Jump altitude was approximately 14,000' AGL, approximately 15270' MSL. The jump plane was a Pilatus turbine…
- [Accident 19760829041109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829041109A), Aug 29, 1976: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage

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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