# Incident 20170708013919I: Dehavilland DHC-6-100, Rosharon, TX, July 8, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2017, 12:00 local time
- Place: Rosharon, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 29.3500° N, 95.4531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosharon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3500&lon=-95.4531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-100 (registry code 2802610, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-100) (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-6-100
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,023 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170708013919I

## Narrative

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

PER THE 8020.11 REQUIRED DATA;

JUMPERS NAMES:  MR. RANDAL HERMAN SCHELL, DECEDENT  &   ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SURVIVOR

EXPERIENCE:  EXPERT, BOTH

CLUB AFFILIATION:  SKYDIVE SPACELAND, HOUSTON

DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT USED:

EQUIPMENT INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE 8020.11 ORDER:

1. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PARACHUTE AND RESERVE REPACK DATE: VECTOR HARNESS WITH SAFIRE-3 149 SQ. FT. CANOPY, 05/23/2017.  MR. SCHELL'S WAS A VSE INFINITY HARNESS WITH A SABRE-2 150 SQ. FT. CANOPY.

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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