# Incident 20170320006249I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Sebastian, FL, March 20, 2017 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 20, 2017, 12:32 local time - Place: Sebastian, FL - Airport: Sebastian Municipal - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 27.8133° N, 80.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBASTIAN MUNI (X26), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8133&lon=-80.4956&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: 0 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170320006249I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MARCH 20 2017 DURING SKYDIVESEBASTIAN SKY DIVING EXCERCISE SKY DIVER 1-^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED JUMP AIRCRAFT N30EA DURING SKYDIVING EXCERCISE OVER SEBASTIAN AIRPORT (X26) AND DURING FREE FALL COLLIDED WITH SKY DIVER 2-^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER COLLISION BOTH SKY DIVERS CONTINUED WITH JUMP AND BOTH CHUTES OPENED NORMALLY ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORT INCIDENT # 17-0649 FILED BY SEBASTIAN POLICE DEPT. SKY DIVER 1 LANDED HARD ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORT FILED AND WAS NOT GETTING UP AFTER LANDING. SKY DIVER 2 LANDED AND WAS NOT INJURED. WITNESSES APPROACHED SKY DIVER 1 AND HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING AND HAD SOME CUTS ON HIS FACIAL AREA. RESCUE ARRIVED ON SCENE AND TRANSPORTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(SKY DIVER 1) TO THE HOSPITAL BY AIR RESCUE UNIT. SKYDIVER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCE: 1600 JUMPS FILED MEMBER: FIA PARACHUTING COMMISSION MAIN PARACHUTE WAS A CROSS FIRE 119 AND RESERVE CHUTE WAS AN OPTIMA 135. CHUTE PACK DATE WAS FEB 2017. PARACHUTE CONTAINER WAS A JAVELIN CONTAINER. AAD AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM WAS NOT ACTIVATED BECAUSE MAIN CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED MANUALLY BY SKYDIVER. ## 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 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… - [Accident 20150209000891A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150209000891A), Feb 9, 2015: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N30EA), Sebastian, FL, Substantial damage. 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.… - [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. 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