# Accident 20090613008749A: Dhav DHC6TWINOTTE, Orange, VA, June 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2009, 19:45 local time
- Place: Orange, VA
- Airport: Orange County
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2472° N, 78.0456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2472&lon=-78.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (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 DHC6TWINOTTE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,610 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613008749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE JUMP AIRCRAFT PILOT CONDUCTED A LOW PASS OVER THE PARACHUTE DROP ZONE WHILE A PARACHUTIST WAS STILL AIRBORNE.  THE AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH THE DROP ZONE, IMPACTING THE PARACHUTE CANOPY WITH THE LEFT ENGINE, SHREDDING THE CANOPY.  THE PARACHUTIST FELL FROM AN APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF 25 FEET, SUSTAINING A CONCUSSION AND BROKEN WRIST.

## 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 ERA09LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA344), Jun 13, 2009: Dehavilland DHC-6 Twin (N204EH), Orange, VA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to perform a low-level maneuver over a populated skydive landing area and his inadequate visual lookout.

## Other reports on N204EH (5)

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

- [Incident 20180107000509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180107000509I), Jan 7, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N204EH), Zephyrhills, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. A sport parachutist sustained fatal injuries while skydiving on January 7, 2018 at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport after spiraling into the ground with a…
- [Incident 20171113018789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171113018789I), Nov 13, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N204EH), Zephyrhills, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. A. kurt a. tracy B. approximately 250 civilian jumps C. none D. reserve parachute Manuf: paraflite incorporated Model: swift plus 145 P/n: 828100.0 S/n R809512…
- [Incident 20130323004809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130323004809I), Mar 23, 2013: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N204EH), Zephryhills, FL, No damage, 2 fatal. On March 23, 2013, at approximately 1030 EDT, two icelandic parachutist impacted trees approximately 1 mile southeast of zephyrhills municipal airport,…
- [Incident 20060826021659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060826021659I), Aug 26, 2006: Dhav DHC6300 (N204EH), Orange, VA, 1 fatal. (-23) On 08/26/06, parachutist [privacy data omitted] jumped from an altitude of 14,000 feet MSL at skydive Orange, inc., Orange, VA. At approximately 5000 ft.…
- [Accident 19860207037919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860207037919A), Feb 7, 1986: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N204EH), Mekoryuk, AK, Substantial damage. Improperly aligned with runway on downwind landing. Veered off runway into a snowbank.

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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