# Incident 20130323004809I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Zephryhills, FL, March 23, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Zephryhills, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&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: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130323004809I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 23, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 EDT, TWO ICELANDIC PARACHUTIST IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, 33542. BOTH PARACHUTIST FAILED TO DEPLOY MAIN AND RESERVE PARACHUTES AT SAFE ALTITUDES AND ENCOUNTERED FATAL INJURIES. EQUIPMENT INSPECTION IDENTIFIED BOTH AAD DEPLOYED BOTH PARACHUTIST RESERVE PARACHUTES AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND LOW ALTITUDE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS REPORTED

## 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…
- [Accident 20090613008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613008749A), Jun 13, 2009: Dhav DHC6TWINOTTE (N204EH), Orange, VA, No damage. (-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…
- [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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