# Incident 20060910021669I: Dhav DHC6300, Cross Keys, NJ, September 10, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2006, 11:50 local time
- Place: Cross Keys, NJ
- Airport: Cross Keys Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.7055° N, 75.0330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CROSS KEYS (17N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7055&lon=-75.0330&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
- Fatal injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060910021669I

## Narrative

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

(-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 THE AIRPLANE, AND THE PILOT NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL. THE MAIN PARACHUTE DEPLOYED BUT WAS RELEASED BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION. THE RESERVE CHUTE ACTIVATED BUT APPARENTLY BECAME TANGLED AND DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. THE TWO TANDEM JUMPERS STRUCK WIRES IN THEIR DESCENT BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT JUMPERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD OVER 5,000 JUMPS AND WAS TRAINED AS A TANDEM JUMPER AFTER 2,000 JUMPS BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PARACHUTE MANUFACTURER. THE STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS MAKING HIS SECOND JUMP. BOTH JUMPERS WERE AFFILIATED WITH FREEFALL ADVENTURES, INC., CROSS KEYS AIRPORT, CROSS KEYS, NJ 08094. THE PARACHUTES ARE DESCRIBED AS DUAL HARNESS/DUAL PARACHUTE SYSTEM MANUFACTURED BY STRONG ENTERPRISES, 11236 SATELLITE BLVD. ORLANDO, FL 32837. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE IS A MASTER MODEL 425, SERIAL NUMBER 283, MANUFACTURED 3-89 PACKED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 9/4/06. THE MAIN CANOPY WAS A STRONG ELLIPTICAL TANDEM CANOPY AND WAS PACKED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ FAA SENIOR    PARACHUTE RIGGER ON 10/09/06. THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE WAS 6/06.

## Other reports on N204SA (2)

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

- [Incident 20020824036849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020824036849I), Aug 24, 2002: Dhav DHC6300 (N204SA), Williamstown, NJ. (-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…
- [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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