# Incident 19970112004419I: Dhav DHC6, Elberta, AL, January 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Airport: Shields Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 30.4419° N, 87.4639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHIELDS (AL55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4419&lon=-87.4639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1022S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1022S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112004419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. MARK COOPER WAS ONE OF NINETEEN (19) PARACHUTIST THAT MADE A DELIBERATE JUMP FROM N1022S ON JANUARY 12, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL. THE JUMP WAS MADE FROM 14000 FEET AGL. MR. COOPER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER JUMPER AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL AND EXPIRED SHORTLY AFTER IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE OTHER JUMPER SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. A CHECK OF MR. COOPER'S AUXILIARY PARACHUTE PACKING RECORD INDICATES IT WAS LAST "AIRED, INSPECTED, AND RE-PACKED ON DECEMBER 31, 1996". HOWEVER, THE PARACHUTE WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N1022S (2)

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

- [Incident 20000704034989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000704034989I), Jul 4, 2000: Dhav DHC6 (N1022S), Lake Wales, FL, 1 fatal. (-23)On 7-7-00, master parachute rigger cliff donovan, of lakeland, Florida assisted in inspecting the parachute. The bridle of the reserve pilot chute was…
- [Accident 19971108040799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971108040799A), Nov 8, 1997: Dhav DHC6 (N1022S), Elberta, AL, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Engines running during boarding. Jumper hit by prop. Walked between fuselage and prop. Was warned but unheeded same (-23) on November 8, 1997, at 1315L, Mr.…

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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