# Incident 20091111024399I: Dhav DHC6300, Lake Elsinore, CA, November 11, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926MA) (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 DHC6300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091111024399I

## Narrative

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

SKY DIVER WAS IN A HIGHT PERFORMANCE WINGED SUITE.  HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT FACING FORWARD AND INFLATED HIS WINGS TO SOON.  HE STRUCK THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WITH HIS UPPER BACK AND NECK.  HIS JUMP OFF POINT WAS SEVERAL MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE GROUND WAS HIGHER BY SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET, SO THE AUTO DEPLOY FUNCTION, FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER ELEVATION THE CHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY FULLY.  THE TAIL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE REMOVED AND SENT TO A SHOP FOR REPAIR.  NAME: STEVEN MILLER HARRINGTON.  EXPERIENCE: EXPERT MORE THAN 3000 JUMPS, CLUB:USPA.  PARACHUTES: MAIN NOT DEPLOYED IS A SUN PATH JAVELINE PART NO. 101C87 MODEL TUNK. 5.  RESERVE CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED; OPTIMUM 143, SERIAL NUMBER: OP 143-000308 PACKED 18 JULY 2009 BY 163887MYD.

## Other reports on N926MA (4)

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

- [Incident 20231213018949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231213018949I), Dec 13, 2023: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N926MA), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. On 12-13-2023, the aircraft was on the 45 degree entry for right traffic at ksbp, after contacting the control tower. Airspeed on the aircraft was…
- [Incident 20180624008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180624008519I), Jun 24, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N926MA), Lake Elsinore, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. The parachute jumper made a good exit from the aircraft and his parachute deployed normally but as he approached the ground he made a hard left turn. Before he…
- [Accident 19950723019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723019249A), Jul 23, 1995: Dhav DHC6 (N926MA), Belen, NM, 1 fatal. Exiting jumper hit head on doorway floor. Unconcious. Chute not deployed. Rescue tried by other jumper.
- [Incident 19940528024749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528024749I), May 28, 1994: Dhav DHC61 (N926MA), Eloy, AZ, 1 fatal. Jumpers collided while opening chutes. One knocked unconscious on landing died in hospital.

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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