# Accident 20010615015579A: Dhav DHC6, Ottawa, IL, June 15, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 15, 2001, 23:15 local time - Place: Ottawa, IL - Airport: Skydive Chicago Airport - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.3997° N, 88.7928° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3997&lon=-88.7928&mi=10 - Aircraft: N30EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30EA) (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 PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA167) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010615015579A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 CHI01LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA167), Jun 16, 2001: de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (N30EA), Ottawa, IL, minor damage. Probable cause: the failure of the passenger to maintain clearance from the windmilling propeller after exiting the airplane. ## Other reports on N30EA (7) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20180615007919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180615007919I), Jun 15, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N30EA), Ottawa, IL, No damage, 1 fatal. The dupage FSDO was notified of parachute incident: on June 15, 2018, reginald hurlbut sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at Skydive Chicago,… - [Incident 20170320006249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170320006249I), Mar 20, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N30EA), Sebastian, FL, No damage. On March 20 2017 during skydivesebastian sky diving excercise sky diver 1-[privacy data omitted] departed jump aircraft N30EA during skydiving excercise over… - [Incident 20160322004779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160322004779I), Mar 22, 2016: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N30EA), Zephyrhills, FL, No damage. On 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… - [Incident 20151011017809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151011017809I), Oct 11, 2015: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N30EA), Ottawa, IL, No damage, 1 fatal. The 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… - [Accident 20150209000891A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150209000891A), Feb 9, 2015: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N30EA), Sebastian, FL, Substantial damage. On 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.… - [Incident 20020714016959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020714016959I), Jul 14, 2002: N30EA, Ottawa, IL, 1 fatal. (-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… - [Incident 19980909038409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909038409I), Sep 9, 1998: Dhav DHC6200 (N30EA), 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… 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. 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