# Incident 20030926024659I: Dhav DHC6300, Perris, CA, September 26, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2003, 17:59 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Airport: Perris Valley Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.7646° N, 117.2190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PERRIS VALLEY (L65), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7646&lon=-117.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N708PV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708PV) (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
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030926024659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS A "D" LICENSED PARACHUTIST, USPA #37837 EXP. 2-29-04, LICENSE #D-13328, WITH 1700 HOURS AND 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS FATALLY INJURED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2003. ^PRIVACY DATA^ DID OT HAVE ANY PARACHUTE CLUB AFFILIATION. THE MAIN CANOPY EQUIPMENT IS A PERFORMANCE DESIGNS SABRE 120, #LS120-015817, DATE OF MFG. JUNE 1998. THE HARNESS/CONTAINER IS A SUN PATH JAVELIN MODEI TJN, DATE MFD. JUNE 1998, S/N 15059. THE DATE OF THE LAST REPACK AS LISTED ON THE REPACKING DATA CARD WAS 8/23/03 AND THE SYMBOL SEAL WAS QR6. FURTHER EQUIPMENT INVESTIGATION WERE ACCOMPLISHED BY A LOCAL MASTER RIGGER, ^PRIVACY DAT^ USPA D-4437. HIS REPORT INDICATES THAT THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL LINE WAS KNOTTED AROUND THE TAB OF THE SLINK ON THE RIGHT RISER. THIS WOULD EXPLAIN THE CANOPY SPINNING TO THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED BY WITNESS REPORTS. WHEN THE DECEASED RELEASED THE DEPLOYMENT BRAKES THIS LINE LOOPED AROUND THE SLINK TAB AND CAUSED THE CONTROL LINE TO HANG UP AND THIS CAUSED THE CANOPY TO BEGIN SPINNING TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DA^ ALSO INDICATED THAT THE RESERVE RIPCORD PIN MOVED SMOOTHLY IN THE RESERVE CLOSING LOOP AND THAT THE RIPCORD HOUSING WAS CLEAR OF ANY OB  STRUCTIONS. HE ALSO TESTED THE CUTAWAY SYSTEM AND FOUND IT OPERATED SMOOTHLY.

## Other reports on N708PV (3)

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

- [Incident 20190910024139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190910024139I), Sep 10, 2019: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (N708PV), Perris, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. A single fatal parachute incident occurred involving a 29 year old male active duty member of the U.S. Air force (USAF), during a routine military proficiency…
- [Accident 20170524015139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170524015139A), May 24, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (N708PV), Perris, CA, Substantial damage. On 05/25/2017 at 15:15 PST, a Dehavilland DH-6-300 aircraft operated by Perris valley skydiving. The accident occurred just as the pilot was starting to flare…
- [Incident 20111227029399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111227029399I), Dec 27, 2011: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (N708PV), Perris, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. A skydiver was fatally injured after impacting a pond while in a horizontal position under an open parachute.

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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