# Incident 20121111023519I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Williamstown, NJ, November 11, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Williamstown, NJ
- Airport: Cross Keys
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- 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: N121PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121PM) (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: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121111023519I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, 54, A LICENSED SKYDIVER, MADE A SKYDIVE IN WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ AT SKYDIVE CROSS KEYS.  HE EXITED THE PLANE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE GROUPS BUT ENDED UP FLYING DOWNWIND OF THE DROPZONE. THE FREEFALL AND PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT WERE UNEVENTFUL AND THE JUMPER WAS IN CONTROL OF HIS PARACHUTE. HE WAS SEEN MAKING A 360 DEGREE TURN, LOSING MORE ALTITUDE AND LANDING IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE DROPZONE. MARK LANDED ON THE GROUND BUT HIS PARACHUTE WAS CAUGHT IN THE TREE LINE INDICATING THAT HE OVERSHOT HIS ALTERNATE LANDING AREA. THE PARACHUTE EQUIPMENT WAS UNDAMAGED AND IN WORKING ORDER.HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO COOPER HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE BROKE HIS HIP. HE IS PRESENTLY STILL AT THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

## Other reports on N121PM (7)

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

- [Incident 20180602007519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180602007519I), Jun 2, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Orange, MA, No damage, 1 fatal. June 4, 2018 at approximately 11:50 am FAA c-roc notified inspector wilson of a fatal parachute incident which occurred on Saturday June 2, 2018, at Orange…
- [Incident 20121121024769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121121024769I), Nov 21, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Williamstown, NJ, No damage, 1 fatal. At approximately 1434 hours a call was received from a farmer to the monroe township, NJ police department. The farmer found a skydiver in his field. The…
- [Incident 20120930019759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120930019759I), Sep 30, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Williamstown, NJ, No damage. At approximately 12:30PM, a licensed skydiver who holds a uspa c-license with about approximately 255 jumps, made a skydive in Williamstown, NJ at skydive…
- [Incident 20120922021189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120922021189I), Sep 22, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Williamstown, NJ, No damage. At approximately 12:00PM,[privacy data omitted] a licensed skydiver with about 50 jumps, made a skydive in Williamstown, NJ at skydive Cross Keys. The skydiver…
- [Incident 20120811018789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120811018789I), Aug 11, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Williamstown, NJ, No damage. 1. Name of jumper: [privacy data omitted]2. Experience & training of jumper: 1400 jumps and has a "d" license from the USPA3. Club affiliation: NONE4.…
- [Accident 19901209053309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209053309A), Dec 9, 1990: Dhav DHC6100 (N121PM), Perris, CA, Substantial damage. Lost left engine after liftoff. Aborted. Overran open field into trees. Left turbine failed. Right engine problem.
- [Incident 19850924065669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850924065669I), Sep 24, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N121PM), New Haven, CT. Cockpit filled with smoke from windshield wiper heat control panel. Resistor had burned out on low speed wiper.

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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