# Accident 20150209000891A: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Sebastian, FL, February 9, 2015 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 9, 2015, 06:30 local time - Place: Sebastian, FL - Airport: Sebastian Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Collision: Collision on the ground - Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.8156° N, 80.4697° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8156&lon=-80.4697&mi=10 - Aircraft: N30EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30EA) (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: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 350 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA124) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150209000891A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON 2/9/2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 0630, N30EA (PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) AND N70EA HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION ON THE RAMP OF THE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE LINED UP SIDE BY SIDE (WING TO WING) READY TO DEPART TO SJU. BOTH PILOTS PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THEIR AIRCRAFT AND STARTED THE ENGINES ON THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD TURNED THE ENGINES ON AND ABOUT TO GET THE GENERATORS ON LINE WHEN SHE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT PROPERLY OPERATE AND RAN INTO N70EA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT NOTICE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES TO BOTH RIGHT ENGINES, PROPELLERS, WINGS, AND FUSELAGE. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ERA15LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA124), Feb 9, 2015: Dehavilland DHC 6 Twin Otter (N30EA), Sebastian, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to conduct all of the required items on the Before Starting Engines checklist, which resulted in her failure to detect an open hydraulic circuit breaker and led to insufficient… ## Other reports on N30EA (7) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20180615007919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180615007919I), Jun 15, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N30EA), Ottawa, IL, No damage, 1 fatal. The dupage FSDO was notified of parachute incident: on June 15, 2018, reginald hurlbut sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at Skydive Chicago,… - [Incident 20170320006249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170320006249I), Mar 20, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N30EA), Sebastian, FL, No damage. On March 20 2017 during skydivesebastian sky diving excercise sky diver 1-[privacy data omitted] departed jump aircraft N30EA during skydiving excercise over… - [Incident 20160322004779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160322004779I), Mar 22, 2016: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N30EA), Zephyrhills, FL, No damage. On 22-MAR-2016, four experienced recreational skydivers with wingsuits departed their jump plane at 14,500?. Two of the skydivers had a mid-air collision… - [Incident 20151011017809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151011017809I), Oct 11, 2015: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N30EA), Ottawa, IL, No damage, 1 fatal. The main parachute did not open properly. The reserve parachute became entangled with the main parachute and did not open. N30EA was the airplane that the… - [Incident 20020714016959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020714016959I), Jul 14, 2002: N30EA, Ottawa, IL, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 14, 2002, ronald c. passmore age 33 sustained fatal injuries from a skydiving incident at skydive chicago, Ottawa, IL. Mr. Passmore had jumped… - [Accident 20010615015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010615015579A), Jun 15, 2001: Dhav DHC6 (N30EA), Ottawa, IL, No damage. (.19) One June 15, 2001, at 2315 central daylight time, a passenger was seriously injured after walking into the propeller blade of a de havilland, DHC-6 twin… - [Incident 19980909038409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909038409I), Sep 9, 1998: Dhav DHC6200 (N30EA), Ottawa, IL. (-5) The aircraft departed skydive chicago airport (8N2) for a jump. At approximately 6000FT the right engine lost power. The aircraft continued to climb to… 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.