# Incident 20040627012349I: Dhav DHC6, Sullivan, MO, June 27, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2004, 17:45 local time
- Place: Sullivan, MO
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.2126° N, 91.1640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sullivan, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2126&lon=-91.1640&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203E-2013-07-18) (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 PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040627012349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DOING A NORMAL SOLO FREEFALL. MAIN CHUTE OPENED APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET AGL. ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS ON APPROACH AT APPROX. 100-200 FEET WHEN ONE CORNER OF THE CHUTE SEEMED TO TUCK. THAT PUT HIM IN A STEEP SPIRAL WITH INADEQUATE ROOM FOR RECOVERY. ^PRIVACY DAT^ IMPACTED THE GROUND AT HIGH VELOCITY. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ HAD BEEN PARACHUTING FOR 6 YEARS WITH APPROXIMATELY 800-1000 JUMPS EXPERIENCED. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE U.S. PARACHUTISTS ASSOCIATION. THE PARACHUTE IS A PRECISION AERODYNAMICS, INC., MODEL XAOS-27, S/N 83441835. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE UNDEPLOYED RESERVE CHUTE IS MODEL PR-133, LAST PACKED ON 4/16/2004. ^PRIVACY D^ DESCRIBED THIS PARACHUTE AS A HIGH PERFORMANCE CHUTE THAT WAS RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^     HAD ABOUT 25 JUMPS WITH THIS CHUTE.   PARACHUTE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N203E (6)

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

- [Accident 20060729016389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060729016389A), Jul 29, 2006: Dhav DHC6300 (N203E), Sullivan, MO, Substantial damage, 6 fatal. (-23) Briefly after takeoff, the right engine emitted smoke and fire and subsequently was either shut-down intentionally by the pilot or quit operating (eye…
- [Accident 19900822035242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900822035242A), Aug 22, 1990: Dhav DHC6* (N203E), California City, CA, Substantial damage. In formation to film sky divers with N250CA,a 206B. Vertical tail portion was severed by rotors of the helicopter.
- [Incident 19790604014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604014219I), Jun 4, 1979: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N203E), Windsor Locks, CT. Inflilght over voltage, both generators came off the line. RH cen. Could not be reset.
- [Incident 19790524200519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524200519I), May 24, 1979: Dhav DHC6200 (N203E), Hyannis, MA. Fumes noted in passenger cabin. Emergency landing made. Aft fuel cap damaged by improper installation.
- [Incident 19781228020669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228020669I), Dec 28, 1978: Dhav DHC6100 (N203E), Hyannis, MA. Engine shut down due to loss of oil pressure. The oil pump had failed.
- [Incident 19780926028709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926028709I), Sep 26, 1978: Dhav DHC6200 (N203E), Boston, MA. Main tire went flat on landing. Cause undetermined.

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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