# Accident 20050526034049A: Pilats PC6B1H2, Sturtevant, WI, May 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2005, 15:11 local time
- Place: Sturtevant, WI
- Airport: Sylvania Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.7033° N, 87.9589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7033&lon=-87.9589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346F-2024-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/B1-H2 (registry code 3375011, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-b1-h2) (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: PILATS PC6B1H2
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,399 total, 26 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050526034049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 26, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1511CDT N346F HIT A SKYDIVER AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT SYLVANIA AIRPORT, STURTEVANT WI. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IMPACT WITH THE SKYDIVER AND HIT WIRES AND TREES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA130), May 26, 2005: Pilatus PC-6 (N346F), Sturtevant, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the jump plane pilot to maintain clearance from the parachutist descent area/drop zone until assured that all jumpers had landed, and the parachutist's failure to maintain an adequate…

## Other reports on N346F (3)

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

- [Incident 20010303007049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303007049I), Mar 3, 2001: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Maricopa, AZ. (-23)Jump was deceased's first skyboard jump. Jump altitude was approximately 14,000' AGL, approximately 15270' MSL. The jump plane was a Pilatus turbine…
- [Incident 19890210026659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890210026659I), Feb 10, 1989: Frchld FH227B (N346F), Deland, FL, 1 fatal. Chutist donned chute rig very quickly. Twisted belly band. Result pilot chute in tow. Never pulled emergency handle
- [Accident 19760829041109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829041109A), Aug 29, 1976: Pilats PC6B1H2 (N346F), Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage

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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