# Incident 20131208023109I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Lake Wales, FL, December 8, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2013, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129PM-2026-02-20) (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 PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131208023109I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A PARACHUTING INCIDENT WHERE HIS CHUTE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT FOOT DURING CANOPY RELATIVE WORK (RW).  THE ENTANGLED PARACHUTISTS SEPARATED DURING DESCENT WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COCOONED AND UNABLE TO CUT AWAY OR DEPLOY HIS RESERVE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ESTIMATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DESCENT RATE AT 25 MPH VERTICAL UNDER A PARTIALLY INFLATED CANOPY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DESCENDED THROUGH A TREE AND BRUSH PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED A FEW DAYS AFTER BEING ADMITTED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD APPROXIMATELY 431 PARACHUTE JUMPS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USED A CROSSFIRE MAIN CHUTE WHICH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 135-139 SQUARE FEET.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PACKED HIS OWN CHUTE PRIOR TO THE JUMP.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESERVE CHUTE WAS PACKED BY A CERTIFIED PARACHUTE RIGGER ON AUGUST 9, 2013.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD APPROXIMATELY 757 PARACHUTE JUMPS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A USPA COACH.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USED AN AERODYNE PILOT MAIN CHUTE WHICH IS 111 SQUARE FEET.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHUTE WAS PACKED BY ANOTHER SKYDIVER AT THE DROP ZONE (DZ) PRIOR TO THE JUMP.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESERVE CHUTE WAS PACKED BY A CERTIFIED PARACHUTE RIGGER IN JULY 2013.

THE PARACHUTE JUMP OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE FLORIDA SKYDIVING CENTER AT THE LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (X07), LAKE WALES, FLORIDA.

## Other reports on N129PM (5)

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

- [Incident 20020526014049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020526014049I), May 26, 2002: Dhav DHC6100 (N129PM), Zephyrhills, FL, 1 fatal. (-23) This was a parachute fatality. The chute was never deployed. All pieces of the rig were normal. The safety device was never activated. There is no…
- [Incident 19960601038709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601038709I), Jun 1, 1996: Dhav DHC6 (N129PM), Williamston, NJ, 1 fatal. Narrative: Mr. Scott ribar, a parachute jumper on his 3rd jump, affiliated with free fall adventures, landed using his emergency chute in a heavy wooded area,…
- [Incident 19950709017099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709017099I), Jul 9, 1995: Dhav DHC6 (N129PM), Zephyr Hills, FL, 1 fatal. Maneuvered abruptly during parachute descent to avoid another jumper. Collapsed chute. Ground impact proved fatal.
- [Incident 19950331010059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950331010059I), Mar 31, 1995: Dhav DHC6 (N129PM), Deland, FL. Narrative: skydiver deployed the main parachute at approximately 4,000', a sabre 120, and it failed to deploy completely. The skydiver then initiated the…
- [Incident 19830603037319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830603037319I), Jun 3, 1983: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N129PM), Boston, MA. Smoke and odor in cockpit. Landed safely. Engine oil had leaked into bleed air intake on left engine.

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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