# Incident 19960328011029I: Dhav DHC6200, Deland, FL, March 28, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1996, 15:55 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 29.0670° N, 81.2838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAND MUNI-SIDNEY H TAYLOR FLD (DED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0670&lon=-81.2838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123FX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123FX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (registry code 2802620, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6200
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960328011029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NILS HELLBERG AND ROB LAIDLAW WERE PART OF A TWENTY PERSON FORMATION GROUP. WHEN THE DIVERS BROKE THEIR FORMATION AND SEPARATED, HELLBERG OPENED HIS PARACHUTE. LAIDLAW, WHO WAS STILL FREE FALLING ABOVE HELLBERG, COLLIDED WITH HELLBERG, SEVERING HELLBERG'S LEFT LEG. LAIDLAW SUFFERED A BROKEN HIP. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF LAIDLAW AND HELLBERG IS UNKNOWN. THEY WERE JUMPING UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SKYDIVE DELAND, A USPA CERTIFIED CLUB. EQUIPMENT FOLLOWS: LAIDLAW						HELLBERG RESERVE	PD-126R CANOPY			RESERVE 	PD-143R CANOPY PN		PD-126R				PN		PD-143R SER #	126R7101				SER #	143R2547 PACKED	02/26/96				PACKED 	03/96 HARNESS	WONDER HOG II R		HARNESS	WONDER HOG II R SER #	30878				SER #	25123 MFG		JULY 94 TSO 23B		MFG		1992 TSO 23B

## Other reports on N123FX (4)

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

- [Incident 19981218043229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981218043229I), Dec 18, 1998: Dhav DHC6200 (N123FX), Zephyrhills, FL, Minor damage. (-5)After takeoff from runway 18, the pilot turned and banked to the east, made a low pass across sky dive city's jump zone. With the aircraft in a banked…
- [Incident 19970530018809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970530018809I), May 30, 1997: Dhav DHC6200 (N123FX), Cross Keys, NJ, 1 fatal. Main chute tangled in students legs. Main chute failed. Release. Jammed. Reserve alsto tangled.
- [Incident 19960305006289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960305006289I), Mar 5, 1996: Dhav DHC6200 (N123FX), Deland, FL. Narrative: while parachuting at Deland, FL, jeff coban impacted the ground at a high rate of descent which resulted in a broken leg and possible back injuries,…
- [Incident 19931230051689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931230051689I), Dec 30, 1993: Dhav DHC6200 (N123FX), Zfphyrills, FL, 1 fatal. Jumper was performing a hook manuver and misjudged the height. Impacted the ground.

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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