# Incident 20011006030179I: Dhav DHC6200, Ottawa, IL, October 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2001, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ottawa, IL
- Airport: Ottawa Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.3540° N, 88.8234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottawa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3540&lon=-88.8234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (registry code 2802620, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6200
- Fatal injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011006030179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 6, 2001, STEVEN A. SMITH, (DOB 11/18/1956) AND DEBORAH A. LUHMANN, (DOB 03/27/1974) SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FROM A SKYDIVING INCIDENT AT SKYDIVE CHICAGO, OTTAWA, IL. BOTH PERSONS WERE A PART OF A TEN PERSON TEAM THAT WAS PRACTICING FOR A NATIONAL COMPETITION. THE GROUP BROKE AWAY FROM THE FORMATION AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET, EVERYONE'S CANOPY HAD FULLY DEPLOYED AND WAS FUNCTIONAL. A WITNESS ON THE GROUND HEARD A SCREAM AND SAW MR. SMITH ENTANGLE WITH MS. LUHMANN'S CANOPY AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL. BOTH CANOPIES COLLAPSED AND THE PARACHUTISTS FELL TO THE GROUND. MS. LUHMANN (125 LBS) WAS USING AN ICARUS SAFIRE RIG, S/N 94936913, 189 SQ. FT. CANOPY AND A QUASAR II Q4/2S, S/N 11510 RESERVE CHUTE WITH A PACK DATE OF 06/09/2001. MR. SMITH (180 LBS) WAS USING A PERFORMANCE DESIGN SABER 150 RIG, S/N LS150-006876 AND A PARACHUTE LABS, INC SWIFT PLUS 175 RACER ELITE, S/N 48218 RESERVE CHUTE WITH A PACK DATE OF 08/05/2001. THIS WAS THE THIRD JUMP OF THE DAY FOR BOTH INDIVIDUALS.

## Other reports on N10EA (6)

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

- [Incident 20160213002679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160213002679I), Feb 13, 2016: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (N10EA), Arecibo, PR, No damage, 1 fatal. On February 13, 2016 at 14:00 UCT/10:00 local time. Mr. Gary farracane was fatally injured in a voluntary parachute jumping incident. He was participating in…
- [Incident 20151017021779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151017021779I), Oct 17, 2015: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (N10EA), Sebastian, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. A practice parachute jump was being conducted from 6000 feet for an upcoming demonstration "flag" jump. All skydivers exited normally, but the second skydiver…
- [Incident 20120330004359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120330004359I), Mar 30, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (N10EA), Sebastian, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. Witnesses stated that the skydiver came in to low and fast. They further stated that his feet hit the edge of the ditch and he tumbled to the ground. He had…
- [Incident 20011118034949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011118034949I), Nov 18, 2001: Dhav DHC6200 (N10EA), Delavan, WI, Minor damage. (-23) PIC, nelson, stated that he has flown to lade Lawn airport several times and was aware of the FAA NOTAM stating only the west side runway lightswere…
- [Incident 20011014034939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011014034939I), Oct 14, 2001: Dhav DHC6200 (N10EA), Ottawa, IL, 1 fatal. (-23) On October 10, 2001, bruce a. greig [privacy data omitted] sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at Skydive Chicago, Ottawa, IL. A witness…
- [Incident 20010530030169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010530030169I), May 30, 2001: Dhav DHC6200 (N10EA), Ottawa, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Passenger lost hat through open window in cockpit. He exited aircraft to retrieve hat. Although engines had been shut down, propellers were still…

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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