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FAA accident report · Dhav DHC6 · Ottawa, IL · June 15, 2001

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Date
June 15, 2001 · 23:15 local
Place
Ottawa, IL
Airport
Skydive Chicago Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N30EA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01LA167
Reported as
Dhav DHC6
N30EARegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTERS/N 191 · Built 1968Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTEREngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) One June 15, 2001, at 2315 central daylight time, a passenger was seriously injured after walking into the propeller blade of a de havilland, DHC-6 twin otter, N30EA,after the aircraft landed at the sky dive Chicago airport, Ottawa, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The pilot and additional five passengers were not injured. The flight departed the hastings airport, hastings, Michigan, at 2200 and had arrived at its scheduled final destination. According to witnesses, the aircraft was stopped on the ramp and the pilot was in the process of shutting down the engines when a passenger departed from the airplane, went towards the front of the airplane, and was struck by a rotating propeller. (-23) after departing aircraft, passenger walked in to turning propeller. Engines had been shut down and propellers were feathering. Propellers were still turning as passenger hurriedly exited aircraft because she need to go to the rest room. Door was opened by another passenger, or two, to exped ite her departure from aircraft. Passenger had head wound and may need surgery.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ONE JUNE 15, 2001, AT 2315 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER WALKING INTO THE PROPELLER BLADE OF A DE HAVILLAND, DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, N30EA,AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE SKY DIVE CHICAGO AIRPORT, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ADDITIONAL FIVE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE HASTINGS AIRPORT, HASTINGS, MICHIGAN, AT 2200 AND HAD ARRIVED AT ITS SCHEDULED FINAL DESTINATION. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RAMP AND THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINES WHEN A PASSENGER DEPARTED FROM THE AIRPLANE, WENT TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE, AND WAS STRUCK BY A ROTATING PROPELLER. (-23) AFTER DEPARTING AIRCRAFT, PASSENGER WALKED IN TO TURNING PROPELLER. ENGINES HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN AND PROPELLERS WERE FEATHERING. PROPELLERS WERE STILL TURNING AS PASSENGER HURRIEDLY EXITED AIRCRAFT BECAUSE SHE NEED TO GO TO THE REST ROOM. DOOR WAS OPENED BY ANOTHER PASSENGER, OR TWO, TO EXPED ITE HER DEPARTURE FROM AIRCRAFT. PASSENGER HAD HEAD WOUND AND MAY NEED SURGERY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA167Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOttawa, ILthe failure of the passenger to maintain clearance from the windmilling propeller after exiting the airplane.Jun 16, 2001 · Minor damage

Other reports on N30EA · 7

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

Incident 20180615007919IOttawa, ILThe dupage FSDO was notified of parachute incident: on June 15, 2018, reginald hurlbut sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at Skydive Chicago, Ottawa, Illinois, following a wingsuit/formation jump. Witnesses observed and go-pro video footage…Jun 15, 2018 · No damage · 1 fatalIncident 20170320006249ICruise/Level Flight · Sebastian, FLOn March 20 2017 during skydivesebastian sky diving excercise sky diver 1-[privacy data omitted] departed jump aircraft N30EA during skydiving excercise over Sebastian airport (X26) and during free fall collided with sky diver 2-[privacy data omitted]. After…Mar 20, 2017 · No damageIncident 20160322004779ICruise/Level Flight · Zephyrhills, FLOn 22-MAR-2016, four experienced recreational skydivers with wingsuits departed their jump plane at 14,500?. Two of the skydivers had a mid-air collision shortly after leaving the aircraft. [privacy data omitted] Hit [privacy data omitted] in the chest area…Mar 22, 2016 · No damageIncident 20151011017809IOttawa, ILThe main parachute did not open properly. The reserve parachute became entangled with the main parachute and did not open. N30EA was the airplane that the jumper departed and was not involved in the incident. A. name of jumper ? Richard l. gomez. B.…Oct 11, 2015 · No damage · 1 fatalAccident 20150209000891AGround/Ramp/Ma · Sebastian, FLOn 2/9/2015, at approximately 0630, N30EA (piloted by [privacy data omitted]) and N70EA had a head on collision on the ramp of the Sebastian Municipal Airport. Both aircraft were lined up side by side (wing to wing) ready to depart to sju. Both pilots…Feb 9, 2015 · Substantial damageIncident 20020714016959IParachute Jumping · Ottawa, IL(-23) On July 14, 2002, ronald c. passmore age 33 sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at skydive chicago, Ottawa, IL. Mr. Passmore had jumped from the aircraft with 11 other individuals. All chutes had deployed and were functional. Mr. Passmore…Jul 14, 2002 · 1 fatalIncident 19980909038409IClimb · Ottawa, IL(-5) The aircraft departed skydive chicago airport (8N2) for a jump. At approximately 6000FT the right engine lost power. The aircraft continued to climb to 7500 ft where the jumpers exited the aircraft. The aircraft returned to the point of departure without…Sep 9, 1998 · Reported as Dhav DHC6200