# Incident 19990918027969I: Dhav DHC6200, Beckwourth, CA, September 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1999, 16:10 local time
- Place: Beckwourth, CA
- Airport: Nervino Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.8185° N, 120.3528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NERVINO (O02), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8185&lon=-120.3528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128WJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128WJ) (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 DHC6200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918027969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. BRAD T. CAUGHRAN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT 13,000 FT, MSL. FOR A FREEFALL TO 3.5 AGL. THE SABRE 170 PARACHUTE OPENED NORMALLY.  AT APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET AGL, MR. CAUGHRAN SNAPPED A 180 DEGREE TURN, STABBED HIS BRAKES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND HORIZONTALLY.  MR. CAUGHRAN RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT.

## Other reports on N128WJ (4)

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

- [Incident 20260528005329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260528005329I), May 28, 2026: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N128WJ), Eloy, AZ, No damage. On may 28, 2026, a [privacy data omitted], conducted parachute operations from Eloy, AZ. There was one fatality. A skydiver performed a maneuver towards the…
- [Incident 20240131000949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240131000949I), Jan 31, 2024: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N128WJ), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. On January 31, 2024, a de havilland Canada DHC-6, conducted parachute operations from Eloy, AZ. There was one fatality, the main parachute tangled upon…
- [Incident 20231016018459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231016018459I), Oct 16, 2023: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N128WJ), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. On 10/16/2023 at 13:56 a parachutist exited the aircraft in Eloy Arizona near Eloy municipale airport. The parachutists parachute fully deployed with out…
- [Incident 20121026026409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121026026409I), Oct 26, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N128WJ), Eloy, AZ, No damage. Inspectors from this office conducted an investigation of a sport parachute incident at Eloy municipal airport. On 10-26-2012, mr. ****** rented a harness and…

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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