# Incident 19920402021809I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Deland, FL, April 2, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1992, 10:05 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: N166DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920402021809I

## Narrative

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

CHUTE DEPLOYMENT NORMAL. JUMPER LANDED WITH WIND AT HIGH SPEED. LANDED HARD AND SUSTAINED INJURIES.

## Other reports on N166DH (4)

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

- [Accident 20250608006759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250608006759A), Jun 8, 2025: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N166DH), Tullahoma, TN, Substantial damage. Skydive aircraft loaded 19 skydive passengers for the 4th load of the day. Pilot states that the aircraft had 360 lbs of fuel upon startup. Witnesses and pilot…
- [Accident 20191011022052A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191011022052A), Oct 11, 2019: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N166DH), Cedartown, GA, Substantial damage. On Friday October 11, 2019, at approximately 7:00 p.m. eastern daylight time, a 1967 de havilland, model DHC-6 twin otter with registration N166DH sustained…
- [Incident 20140420005959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140420005959I), Apr 20, 2014: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N166DH), Sewell., NJ, No damage, 1 fatal. Parachutist, arkady shenker, age 49, departed aircraft N166DH, a Dehavilland DHC-6-100 on his 388 jump at 13,250 feet AGL. Type of parachute used was a SABRE2…
- [Incident 20110527010179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110527010179I), May 27, 2011: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N166DH), Williamstown, NJ, No damage, 1 fatal. On 5-27-11, at approximately 2020 hours, two voluntary parachutists collided at Cross Keys Airport, NJ during a parachute jump from aircraft DHC-6-100, s/n 66,…

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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