# Incident 19921231055599I: Dhav DHC6, Eloy, AZ, December 31, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Airport: Eloy Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8067° N, 111.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELOY MUNI (E60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8067&lon=-111.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N924MA) (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 DHC6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921231055599I

## Narrative

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

CHUTIST IMPACTED THE GROUND WHEN HER PARACHUTE FAILED TO PROPERLY DEPLOY. WAITED TOO LONG TO DEPLOY CHUTE.

## Other reports on N924MA (7)

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

- [Incident 20250216001239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250216001239I), Feb 16, 2025: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, No damage. On February 16, 2025, a de havilland Canada DHC-6, conducted parachute operations from Eloy, AZ. There was one fatality. The victim's parachute was deployed…
- [Incident 20131203025079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131203025079I), Dec 3, 2013: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 2 fatal. While conducting a 200 person freefall formation jump two of the participants collided while under canopy at approximately 300 feet AGL. Both jumpers had…
- [Incident 20120215003309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120215003309I), Feb 15, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, No damage. Skydiver (ke dime) exited the jump bird at approximately 5000 ft AGL for the purposes of practicing a "swooping" landing. (Swooping is a maneuver in which the…
- [Incident 20081107854269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081107854269I), Nov 7, 2008: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. Skydiver had completed successful freefall and was descending under a fully deployed canopy. After maneuvering the canopy to a point which was east of the…
- [Incident 20070309007429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070309007429I), Mar 9, 2007: Dhav DHC6300 (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, 2 fatal. (-23) According to witnesses, two skydivers collided at approximately 250' above ground level, entangled their canopys, resulting in an out of control spin.…
- [Incident 19960806027419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960806027419I), Aug 6, 1996: Dhav DHC6200 (N924MA), Quincy, IL, 1 fatal. Narrative: a parachute jumper received fatal injuries on August 6, 1996 at approximately 1330 CDT after making a turn at too low an altitude. The jumper…
- [Incident 19950527031709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527031709I), May 27, 1995: Dhav DHC6 (N924MA), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. Jumpers collided after leaving formation. 2 knocked unconscious and tangled did not deplay 3rd jumper 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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