# Incident 20130525007789I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Lake Elsinore, CA, May 25, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2013, 14:55 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- 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: N923MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N923MA-2018-03-16) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130525007789I

## Narrative

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

DURING A 16 PARACHUTE FORMATION, 2 PARACHUTIST WERE ENTANGLED. SUBSEQUENTLY, ONE OF THE PARACHUTES WAS ABLE TO CUT AWAY AND POP HIS RESERVE, HOWEVER THE OTHER PARACHUTE WAS TANGLED AND CRASHED IN THE BACK YARD OF A HOUSE.

## Other reports on N923MA (3)

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

- [Incident 20110827019209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110827019209I), Aug 27, 2011: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N923MA), Lake Elsinore, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. Two british military parachutists collided just before landing. Aircraft not involved.
- [Incident 20100718040119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100718040119I), Jul 18, 2010: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN (N923MA), Canyon Lake, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. Parachutist landed hard resulting in fatality. Name: kenneth mctabbart experience and training of jumper: 22 years total experience, 6197 jumps, 120 jumps in…
- [Incident 19941218045859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941218045859I), Dec 18, 1994: Dhav DHC6200 (N923MA), Lake Elsinore, CA, Minor damage. Began descent after jumpers away. Forward baggage door came apart and flew off. Beleived not locked prior takeoff.

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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