# Incident 19941203044329I: Dhav DHC6, San Diego, CA, December 3, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125SA) (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 Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941203044329I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OPEN MAIN CHUTE ON FREE FALL. OPENED RESERVE TOO LATE TO FULLY DEPLOY. MAIN CHUTE LINES MISROUTED.

## Other reports on N125SA (4)

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

- [Incident 20120923022369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120923022369I), Sep 23, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N125SA), Perris, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. 1 Fatal when two skydivers collided under canopy over Perris. One skydiver deployed her reserve parachute about 400 feet above ground struck her head in a…
- [Incident 20100430033419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100430033419I), Apr 30, 2010: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN (N125SA), Perris, CA, No damage. Mikhail boldyrev fell to his death from 100 feet after his parachute deflated. Mikhail was part of a two aircraft muli parachute drop. After jumping from an…
- [Incident 19910414016089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414016089I), Apr 14, 1991: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N125SA), Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Main chute deployed but jumper evidently cut away. When body found, reserve chute was partially deployed.
- [Incident 19900923050779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900923050779I), Sep 23, 1990: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N125SA), Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Novice jumper did not deploy chute and waved away instructor. Never deployed chute. No automatic mechanism.

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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