# Incident 20050115003129I: Dhav DHC6200, Trenton, TX, January 15, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2005, 12:30 local time
- Place: Trenton, TX
- Airport: Tri-County Aerodrome Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.4519° N, 96.3773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-COUNTY AERODROME (48TX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4519&lon=-96.3773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228YK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N228YK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (registry code 2802620, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6200
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050115003129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SKYDIVER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 99TH JUMP EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTION ON MAIN CANOPY PD SPECTRE 210. #6 CELL NON LOAD BEARING RIB SEPARATED FROM NOSE TO REAR CROSS-PORT NEAR C-LINE RESULTING IN SEVERE LINE TWIST FROM 3000 FT AGL UNTIL 1500 FT AGL. WITNESSES SAW JUMPER KICKING OUT OF TWIST, THEN TURNING 180 DEGREES TOWARD DROP ZONE. JUMPER FAILED TO INITIATE EMERGENCY ACTION OF RELEASING MAIN CHUTE AND ACTIVATING RESERVE. JUMPER WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER SPIRAL AT APPX. 300 FT AGL AND WENT OUT OF SLIGHT BEHIN TREES 1/2 MILE N OF DZ. WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT SCENE BY MD. FORENSIC EXAM REVEALED SEPARATED AORTA FROM IMPACT. LH BRAKE OF VELCROLESS LOOP WAS STOWED AT TOP ONLY. RH STEERING LOOP WAS FOUND IN AROUND RIGHT HAND. SLIDER WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN STOWED POSITION WITH GROMMETS BELOW KEEPERS ON RH RISER AND BETWEEN LOOP STOWS ON LH RISER AND ABOVE UNSTOWED BOTTOM VELCROLESS STEERING LOOP. JUMPER WAS WEARING GLOVES.

## Other reports on N228YK (3)

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

- [Incident 20220731022469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220731022469I), Jul 31, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (N228YK), Whitewright, TX, No damage, 1 fatal. At about 13:30 parachutist [privacy data omitted]uspa member [privacy data omitted], A-101737 made a 3/4 braked l/h turn at about 100'. He impacted the ground…
- [Incident 20050501007969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050501007969I), May 1, 2005: Dhav DHC6200 (N228YK), Trenton, TX, 1 fatal. (-23) Skydiver [privacy data omitted] attempted to release his main parachute after experiencing a malfunction. The left main riser failed to release before…
- [Incident 20010415009689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010415009689I), Apr 15, 2001: Dhav DHC6200 (N228YK), Trenton, TX, 1 fatal. (-23)[privacy data omitted] first jump student [privacy data omitted] . Witness states that at approximately 100 ft. jumper pulled toggles down to half brakes…

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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