# Incident 19990110039219I: Dhav DHC6200, Zephyrhills, FL, January 10, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZEPHYRHILLS MUNI (ZPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716NC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N716NC) (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 DHC6200
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990110039219I

## Narrative

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

(.23) AFTER VIEWING THE VIDEO TAPE FROM A CAMERA ATTACHED TO MR. JACK LARRISON'S HELMET, I AGREE WITH THE ATTACHED STATEMENT MADE BY MR. DAVID TK HAYES. INSPECTION OF THE RESERVE CHUTE REVEALED IT HAD NOT BEEN PACKED WITHIN 120 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF USE.  THE JUMER DID NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE RESERVE, THE HANDLE WAS NEVER PULLED.  A PULL TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE CHUTE.  OPERATION WAS NORMAL, AND WAS IN PULL TEST WEIGHT LIMITS.

## Other reports on N716NC (8)

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

- [Incident 20111112027379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111112027379I), Nov 12, 2011: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N716NC), Lake Wales, FL, No damage. Witness stated that the skydiver initiated a hook turn -too low- to final, and inpacted the ground. The skydiver was airlifted to the lakeland regional…
- [Incident 20080104013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080104013519I), Jan 4, 2008: Dhav DHC6300 (N716NC), Zephyrhills, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On January 4, 2008, at approximately 1030 EDT, parachutist [privacy data omitted] was fatally injured during a routine free fall jump from N716NC, DHC-6,…
- [Incident 20010308004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010308004909I), Mar 8, 2001: Dhav DHC6300 (N716NC), Zephyrhills, FL, Minor damage. (-23) While making an approach into Zephyrhills airport pilot collided with runway marking sign located 500 feet south and 300 feet south of runway 36. Pilot…
- [Accident 19960427009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427009109A), Apr 27, 1996: Dhav DHC6 (N716NC), Raeford, NC, 1 fatal. Passenger instructed to depart towards tail of idling jumper aircraft. Instead walked forward into idling prop.
- [Incident 19920410019319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920410019319I), Apr 10, 1992: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N716NC), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. Jumpers canopy wrapped around another jumper on final. Too low to untangle. Jumpers hit hangar roof.
- [Incident 19910903052389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910903052389I), Sep 3, 1991: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N716NC), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Engines started. As power increased aircraft rolled into a van. Appears improper parking procedures used.
- [Incident 19910831044819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831044819I), Aug 31, 1991: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N716NC), Fort Dodge, IA, 1 fatal. While maneuvering for position in free fall collided with another jumper. No attempt to deploy chute.
- [Incident 19851203065679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851203065679I), Dec 3, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N716NC), New Haven, CT. Returned with engine shutdown after loss of RPM. Beta system switch had malfunctioned and was replaced.

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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