# Incident 20020824036849I: Dhav DHC6300, Williamstown, NJ, August 24, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2002, 17:30 local time
- Place: Williamstown, NJ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6842° N, 74.9697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6842&lon=-74.9697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204SA-2010-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- Pilot flight hours: 3,440 total, 510 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020824036849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IS USED TO HAUL SKYDIVERS. AS AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING ON JUMP RUN, DOOR WAS DISLODGED BY JUMPER. THE HINGES ON THE TOP OF THE DOOR FAILED AND DOOR BROKE OFF. THE DOOR LANDED IN AN AREA EAST OF THE DROP ZONE.

## Other reports on N204SA (2)

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

- [Incident 20060910021669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060910021669I), Sep 10, 2006: Dhav DHC6300 (N204SA), Cross Keys, NJ, 2 fatal. (-23) The pilot was asked by the last tandem jumper to make a second pass over the jump zone because he needed more time. The pilot complied, the jumper left…
- [Incident 20020527019169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020527019169I), May 27, 2002: Dhav DHC6300 (N204SA), Williamstown, NJ, 1 fatal. (-23) Mr. Seth karp (jumper on 05/27/02) died on 05/28/02 as a result of a parachute accident. Mr. Karp held a class "c" license and was a competition jumper.…

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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