# Incident 20121121024769I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Williamstown, NJ, November 21, 2012 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 21, 2012, 14:34 local time - Place: Williamstown, NJ - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Unknown - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 39.6842° N, 74.9697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6842&lon=-74.9697&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: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121121024769I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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 JUMPER WAS MAKING A SKYDIVE IN WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ AT SKYDIVE CROSS KEYS. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE OFFICER ON SCENE, THE JUMPER WAS THE LAST JUMPER TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 13,500 FEET AND LANDED FACE DOWN IN FARMERS FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. INSPECTION AT THE SCENE NOTED THAT THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY CHUTES WERE STILL INTACT IN THEIR CONTAINERS AND NOT DEPLOYED. FIELD OPERATION OF THE MAIN CHUTE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY MALFUNCTION. FIELD INSPECTION OF THE EMERGENCY CHUTE NOTED THE PIN INTACT AND THE SEAL PRESENT. CONTINUITY WAS PRESENT BETWEEN THE PIN, CABLE, AND HANDLE. THIS WAS RECONFIRMED LATER UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE CHUTE. NAME OF THE JUMPER: DONALD L. MOROZINEXPERIENCE OF THE JUMPER: SKYDIVER WITH OVER 3600 JUMPS. CLUB AFFLIATION: HOLDER OF A USPA 'D'-LICENSE NO OTHER CLUB AFFILIATION.DESCRIPTION OF THE CHUTES AND PACKING RECORDS:MAIN CANOPY: MODEL: TRIATHLONSIZE-160; VERSION-3-03; PART NUMBER 1248-00; SERIAL NUMBER-196359; MANUF DATE-06/2000; LAST PACKED INFO-UNKNOWNRESERVE CHUTE:MODEL-TEMPO 170; SERIAL NUMBER-179451; MANUF-PISA; DATE MANUF-22 APR 1997; LAST PACKED-6/27/2012 BY FAA CERTIFIED RIGGER (CERT NUMBER 2837040)HARNESS CONTAINER: VECTOR II R2-2; SERIAL NUMBER 36746; MANUF RELATIVE WORKSHOP DATE MANUF 8 JAN 2000; ## 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 20121111023519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121111023519I), Nov 11, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N121PM), Williamstown, NJ, No damage. 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… - [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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.