# Incident 20010303007049I: Pilats PC6B1H2, Maricopa, AZ, March 3, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2001, 12:46 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346F-2024-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2 (registry code 3375011, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b1-h2) (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: PILATS PC6B1H2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303007049I

## Narrative

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

(-23)JUMP WAS DECEASED'S FIRST SKYBOARD JUMP. JUMP ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000' AGL, APPROXIMATELY 15270' MSL.  THE JUMP PLANE WAS A PILATUS TURBINE PORTER OPERATED BY SKYDIVE PHOENIX.  VIDEO OF THE FREE FALL SEGMENT OF THE JUMP SHOWS DECEASED IN REASONABLE CONTROL, PARTICULARLY FOR A FIRST BOARD JUMP.  THERE WERE NO DEFINITIVE EYEWITNESSES TO THE JUMP AFTER BREAKAWAY. DECEASED IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FEET TO EARTH ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE INTENDED TARGET LANDING AREA.  RESCUE PERSONNEL REMOVED THE PARACHUTE EQUIPMENT.  IT WAS NOTED AT THE TIME THAT THE AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE WAS ON AND READING "O DOWN".  DECEASED WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.  DECEDENT WAS FOUND ON HIS BACK ADJACENT THE IMPACT CREATER.

## Other reports on N346F (3)

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

- [Accident 20050526034049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050526034049A), May 26, 2005: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Sturtevant, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 26, 2005 at approximately 1511CDT N346F hit a skydiver as the aircraft was attempting a landing at Sylvania Airport, Sturtevant WI. The pilot lost…
- [Incident 19890210026659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890210026659I), Feb 10, 1989: Frchld FH227B (N346F), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. Chutist donned chute rig very quickly. Twisted belly band. Result pilot chute in tow. Never pulled emergency handle
- [Accident 19760829041109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829041109A), Aug 29, 1976: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage

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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