# Accident 20001214024699A: Dhav DHC6300, Sacramento, CA, December 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2000, 17:20 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6956° N, 121.5908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6956&lon=-121.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252SA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001214024699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON CLIMB OUT FROM SAC AIRPORT, A FEMALE PASSENGER (PAX) OPENED A REAR EMERGENCY EXIT AND JUMPED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. A MALE PAX ATTEMPTED TO RESTRAIN HER, BUT SHE WAS TOO FAR OUT OF THE DOOR WHEN HE REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND COULD NOT HOLD ONTO HER. DUE TO THE NOISE IN THE CABIN AND PAX SHOCK, THE FLIGHT CREW DID NOT REALIZE THEY WERE MISSING ANYONE UNTIL AFTER ARRIVAL AT SJC. THE FBI, NTSB, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONDUCTED INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING THIS INCIDENT. THE FAA INVESTIGATION FOUND NO VIOLATIONS OF PROCEDURES OR REGULATIONS. REFERENCE NTSB REPORT #LAX01LA059 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS THE FAA ON SCENE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED ONLY AT THE HEWLETT-PACKARD FACILITY AT SIC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA059), Dec 15, 2000: Dehavilland DHC-6 (N252SA), Sacramento, CA, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The passenger committed suicide.

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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