# Incident 20190910024139I: Dehavilland DHC-6-300, Perris, CA, September 10, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2019, 12:31 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Airport: Perris Valley
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.7646° N, 117.2190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PERRIS VALLEY (L65), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7646&lon=-117.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N708PV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708PV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (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-6-300
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190910024139I

## Narrative

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

A SINGLE FATAL PARACHUTE INCIDENT OCCURRED INVOLVING A 29 YEAR OLD MALE ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE (USAF), DURING A ROUTINE MILITARY PROFICIENCY JUMP AT THE PERRIS AIRPORT, LOCATED IN PERRIS CA. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED OVER THE DROP ZONE, WHEN THE PARACHUTE CANOPY COLAPSED FROM APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF THE JUMP.

## Other reports on N708PV (3)

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

- [Accident 20170524015139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170524015139A), May 24, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (N708PV), Perris, CA, Substantial damage. On 05/25/2017 at 15:15 PST, a Dehavilland DH-6-300 aircraft operated by Perris valley skydiving. The accident occurred just as the pilot was starting to flare…
- [Incident 20111227029399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111227029399I), Dec 27, 2011: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (N708PV), Perris, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. A skydiver was fatally injured after impacting a pond while in a horizontal position under an open parachute.
- [Incident 20030926024659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030926024659I), Sep 26, 2003: Dhav DHC6300 (N708PV), Perris, CA, 1 fatal. (-23) [privacy data omitted] was a "d" licensed parachutist, uspa #37837 exp. 2-29-04, license #D-13328, with 1700 hours and 20 years experience. [privacy data…

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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