# Incident 20180107000509I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Zephyrhills, FL, January 7, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2018, 16:22 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZEPHYRHILLS MUNI (ZPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204EH) (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 Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- 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/20180107000509I

## Narrative

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

A SPORT PARACHUTIST SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES WHILE SKYDIVING ON JANUARY 7, 2018 AT ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AFTER SPIRALING INTO THE GROUND WITH A DEPLOYED PARACHUTE.

A.	JOSHUA BUTZKA

B.	APPROXIMATELY 85 CIVILIAN JUMPS, CLASS ?A? LICENSE HOLDER

C.	NONE

D.	JAVELIN HARNESS;

PULSE 170 MAIN PARACHUTE FROM PERFORMANCE DESIGNS;

RESERVE PARACHUTE PD143R, PACK DATE OF 10/28/2017;

VIGIL AAD

## Other reports on N204EH (5)

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

- [Incident 20171113018789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171113018789I), Nov 13, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N204EH), Zephyrhills, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. A. kurt a. tracy B. approximately 250 civilian jumps C. none D. reserve parachute Manuf: paraflite incorporated Model: swift plus 145 P/n: 828100.0 S/n R809512…
- [Incident 20130323004809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130323004809I), Mar 23, 2013: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N204EH), Zephryhills, FL, No damage, 2 fatal. On March 23, 2013, at approximately 1030 EDT, two icelandic parachutist impacted trees approximately 1 mile southeast of zephyrhills municipal airport,…
- [Accident 20090613008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613008749A), Jun 13, 2009: Dhav DHC6TWINOTTE (N204EH), Orange, VA, No damage. (-23) The jump aircraft pilot conducted a low pass over the parachute drop zone while a parachutist was still airborne. The aircraft flew through the drop…
- [Incident 20060826021659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060826021659I), Aug 26, 2006: Dhav DHC6300 (N204EH), Orange, VA, 1 fatal. (-23) On 08/26/06, parachutist [privacy data omitted] jumped from an altitude of 14,000 feet MSL at skydive Orange, inc., Orange, VA. At approximately 5000 ft.…
- [Accident 19860207037919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860207037919A), Feb 7, 1986: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N204EH), Mekoryuk, AK, Substantial damage. Improperly aligned with runway on downwind landing. Veered off runway into a snowbank.

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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