# Incident 20140420005959I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Sewell., NJ, April 20, 2014 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 20, 2014, 14:24 local time - Place: Sewell., NJ - Airport: Cross Keys - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 39.7055° N, 75.0330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CROSS KEYS (17N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7055&lon=-75.0330&mi=10 - Aircraft: N166DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166DH) (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 PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER - Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER - People aboard: 17 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140420005959I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PARACHUTIST, ARKADY SHENKER, AGE 49, DEPARTED AIRCRAFT N166DH, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-100 ON HIS 388 JUMP AT 13,250 FEET AGL. TYPE OF PARACHUTE USED WAS A SABRE2 MANUFACTURED BY PERFORMANCE DESIGN, P/N SH 020P03, S/N SA-210-013230, AND MANUFACTURED IN 04/2011. HARNESS ASSEMBLY WAS A MIRAGE DUAL CONTAINER SYSTEM, P/N: 64 M6, S/N: 9784 DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 20 APRIL 2011. JUMPER WAS WEARING A PHOENIX ? FLY S/N 2699 FLYING SUIT. THE FOLLOWING JUMP INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE PARACHUTIST PERSONAL ALTI-2 ALTIMASTER N3, S/N N130740, AN AUDIBLE ALTITUDE ALERT/LOG DEVICE MOUNTED IN JUMPERS HELMET AND A HELMET MOUNTED VIDEO CAM RECORDER (CONTOUR ROAM, MODEL 1600). EXIT ALTITUDE WAS 13,250 FEET AGL ON 20 APRIL 2014, AT 14:18 LOCAL, FREE FALL WAS 66 SECONDS, CANOPY TIME WAS 153 SECONDS. MAIN CANOPY DEPLOYED NORMALLY AT 5300 FEET AGL. SLIDER WAS STOWED AT 196 SECONDS, 9 SECONDS LATER THE TOGGLE HANDLES WERE PULLED DOWN TO RELEASE THE STOWED STEERING/BRAKE LINES. THE LEFT TOGGLE RELEASED FULLY, THE RIGHT TOGGLE DID NOT RELEASE FULLY AND THE PARACHUTIST BEGAN A RIGHT TURNING SPIN. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO FULLY RELEASE THE RIGHT STOWED TOGGLE STEERING/BRAKE LINE. THE JUMPER GRAB THE RIGHT TOGGLE HANDLE AND STEERING/BRAKE LINES ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN A FULL RELEASE BUT THIS CAUSED THE FINGER TRAP LOOP TO BIND TO THE TOGGLE HANDLE TONGUE. THE VIDEO INDICATED THAT NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO EXECUTE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY RELEASING/CUTTING AWAY THE MAIN CANOPY AND DEPLOYING THE RESERVE PARACHUTE. A HELMET MOUNTED VIDEO CAM RECORDER (CONTOUR ROAM, MODEL 1600) RECORDED THE JUMP FROM EXITING THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL IMPACT, AT APPROXIMATELY 14: 22.23 LOCAL. THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS FOUND TO BE OVERDUE THE REQUIRED 180 DAY REPACK INSPECTION, I/A/W 14 CFR PART 105.43 (B) (1). ## Other reports on N166DH (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20250608006759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250608006759A), Jun 8, 2025: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N166DH), Tullahoma, TN, Substantial damage. Skydive aircraft loaded 19 skydive passengers for the 4th load of the day. Pilot states that the aircraft had 360 lbs of fuel upon startup. Witnesses and pilot… - [Accident 20191011022052A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191011022052A), Oct 11, 2019: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N166DH), Cedartown, GA, Substantial damage. On Friday October 11, 2019, at approximately 7:00 p.m. eastern daylight time, a 1967 de havilland, model DHC-6 twin otter with registration N166DH sustained… - [Incident 20110527010179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110527010179I), May 27, 2011: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N166DH), Williamstown, NJ, No damage, 1 fatal. On 5-27-11, at approximately 2020 hours, two voluntary parachutists collided at Cross Keys Airport, NJ during a parachute jump from aircraft DHC-6-100, s/n 66,… - [Incident 19920402021809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920402021809I), Apr 2, 1992: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N166DH), Deland, FL. Chute deployment normal. Jumper landed with wind at high speed. Landed hard and sustained injuries. 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.