# Incident 20020526014049I: Dhav DHC6100, Zephyrhills, FL, May 26, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2002, 18:30 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZEPHYRHILLS MUNI (ZPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129PM-2026-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6100
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020526014049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS A PARACHUTE FATALITY. THE CHUTE WAS NEVER DEPLOYED. ALL PIECES OF THE RIG WERE NORMAL. THE SAFETY DEVICE WAS NEVER ACTIVATED. THERE IS NO EXPLANATION WHY THE CHUTE DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT INITIATED. THE PARACHUTIST'S NAME WAS JOHN ANDERSON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ ALL INSPECTION TAGS WERE IN COMPLIANCE.

## Other reports on N129PM (5)

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

- [Incident 20131208023109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131208023109I), Dec 8, 2013: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N129PM), Lake Wales, FL, No damage. [privacy data omitted] Was seriously injured in a parachuting incident where his chute became entangled with [privacy data omitted] left foot during canopy…
- [Incident 19960601038709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601038709I), Jun 1, 1996: Dhav DHC6 (N129PM), Williamston, NJ, 1 fatal. Narrative: Mr. Scott ribar, a parachute jumper on his 3rd jump, affiliated with free fall adventures, landed using his emergency chute in a heavy wooded area,…
- [Incident 19950709017099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709017099I), Jul 9, 1995: Dhav DHC6 (N129PM), Zephyr Hills, FL, 1 fatal. Maneuvered abruptly during parachute descent to avoid another jumper. Collapsed chute. Ground impact proved fatal.
- [Incident 19950331010059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950331010059I), Mar 31, 1995: Dhav DHC6 (N129PM), Deland, FL. Narrative: skydiver deployed the main parachute at approximately 4,000', a sabre 120, and it failed to deploy completely. The skydiver then initiated the…
- [Incident 19830603037319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830603037319I), Jun 3, 1983: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N129PM), Boston, MA. Smoke and odor in cockpit. Landed safely. Engine oil had leaked into bleed air intake on left engine.

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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