# Incident 20140331003399I: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL, Raeford, NC, March 31, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2014, 09:05 local time
- Place: Raeford, NC
- Airport: Pk Airpark
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 34.9804° N, 79.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raeford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9804&lon=-79.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216PK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (registry code 05617YD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pacific-aerospace-750xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 series (registry code 52143, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PACIFIC AEROSPACE CORP LTD 750XL
- Reported engine: P & W PT6A-34
- 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/20140331003399I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 31, 2014 MR. DE BLOIS BOARDED THE PAC 750 N216PK, (FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) AT THE 5W4 AIRPORT TO PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING JUMPS. AT APPROXIMATELY 9:05AM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INITIATED A HIGH PERFORMANCE TURN

UNDER A FULLY FUNCTIONING PARACHUTE ABOVE THE POND AT THE PK AIRPARK. IT APPEARS THAT MR. DE BLOIS MIGHT HAVE LOST ONE OF THE CONTROL TOGGLES OR HE INITIATED THIS TURN AT TOO LOW OF AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW FOR THE PARACHUTE TO RECOVER, WHICH RESULTED IN A IMPACT ON THE SOUTH CORNER OF THE POND IN THE GRASS. WITNESSES TO INCLUDE SEVERAL ARMY MEDICS, RUSHED TO HIM TO ASSESS HIS INJURIES. HOKE COUNTY EMS WAS CALLED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MEDIC'S ONSITE PERFORMED CPR ON MR. DE BLOIS UNTIL EMS ARRIVED. RESPONSE TIME OF THE EMS WAS 7 MINUTES. THE PARAMEDICS INFORMED THE OPERATOR THAT LIFE FLIGHT WAS ON THE WAY, BUT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO STABILIZE HIM UNSUCCESSFULLY THEY CANCELED THE HELICOPTER AND LOADED HIM INTO THE

AMBULANCE FOR TRANSPORT. AFTER MR. DE BLOIS WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE SCENE

RAEFORD AVIATION STAFF SECURED MR. DE BLOIS'S EQUIPMENT AND CLOSED THE WEST

(POND) SIDE OF THE AIRPORT TO JUMPING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. LATER ON THAT DAY THE OPERATOR WAS INFORMED FROM THE HOSPITAL (CAPE FEAR REGIONAL) THAT MR. DE BLOIS HAD PASSED AWAY FROM HIS INJURIES. THE OPERATOR CONTACTED THE UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION, THE HOKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE FAA.

## Other reports on N216PK (2)

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

- [Accident 20151203021749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151203021749A), Dec 3, 2015: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N216PK), Raeford, NC, Substantial damage. On December 3, 2015, aircraft N216PK, a PAC-750, experienced an abnormal engine indication and performed an engine-out glide into 5W4 airport. It ran off the…
- [Incident 20120927022029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120927022029I), Sep 27, 2012: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N216PK), Randleman, NC, No damage. At approx 1445 the ranger group all veteran parachute team conducted a demo jump at victory junction in Randleman, NC. One team member, [privacy data omitted],…

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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