# Incident 20180927014089I: Dehavilland DHC-6-200, Lebanon, ME, September 27, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lebanon, ME
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 43.3945° N, 70.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3945&lon=-70.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321CY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321CY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (registry code 2802620, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-200) (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-6-200
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180927014089I

## Narrative

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

DURING A GROUP TANDEM SKYDIVE EVENT, INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SECURED TO HIS STUDENT, R^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT/JUMP WAS FILMED FROM BOARDING THROUGH DEPLOYMENT OF THE MAIN CHUTE. AFTER DEPLOYMENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SPEAKING TO HIM DURING DESCENT UNDER A NORMALLY FUNCTIONING PARACHUTE, THEN ?HE WAS GONE?. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER HIMSELF BACK TO THE AIRPORT UNASSISTED AND LAND UNINJURED.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OWNER/CEO OF SKYDIVE NEW ENGLAND, DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE JUMP BUT REVIEWED THE VIDEO. HE STATED ALL GEAR AND ACTIONS SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING OTHER THAN A TEXTBOOK JUMP.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED AT SKYDIVE NEW ENGLAND ALMOST NINE YEARS AGO AS A PARACHUTE PACKER. HE BECAME A TANDEM INSTRUCTOR AND HAD ACCUMULATED MORE THAN 4000 SKYDIVES. HE ALSO HELD A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WITH AN EXAM DATE OF 6/25/18.

## Other reports on N321CY (1)

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

- [Incident 20140412006249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140412006249I), Apr 12, 2014: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (N321CY), Zephyrhills, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. Per current FAA order 8020.11C: 1. Name of jumper: robert a. waspe. 2. Experience/training of jumper: 1362 jumps since 2008. 3. Club affiliation: uspa member…

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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