# Incident 20190926019039I: Dehavilland DHC-6-100, Lodi, CA, September 26, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Airport: Lodi
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.2024° N, 121.2691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LODI (1O3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2024&lon=-121.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73WD-2022-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-100 (registry code 2802610, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6SER TP (registry code 52045, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6ser-tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-100
- Reported engine: P&W PT6SER TP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190926019039I

## Narrative

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

A SINGLE PARACHUTE FATALITY OCCURRED AT THE LODI PARACHUTE CENTER, LODI CA.

PARACHUTIST WAS A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED AIRCRAFT N73WD AND DEPLOYED PARACHUTE WITH NO ISSUES USING A PERFORMANCE DESIGN, INC. SPECTRE 120 PARACHUTE S/N SP120-005930.

IT APPEARS SHE TURNED TO FINAL APPROACH TO FAR DOWNWIND, WHICH THE WIND MAY HAVE PUSHED/BLEW HER OVER HIGHWAY 99, SHE PERFORMED A HOOK TURN TO RETURN TO LANDING ZONE AND COLLIDED WITH THE TOP OF A BIG RIG TRUCK TRAILER. BOUNCED OFF THE TOP OF TRAILER AND ON TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. NO OTHER CARS HIT HER OR THE BIG RIG TRUCK. MANY WITNESS IN CARS AND AT THE PARACHUTE CENTER. SHE WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE SCENE.

## Other reports on N73WD (2)

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

- [Incident 20160213003609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160213003609I), Feb 13, 2016: Dehavilland DHC-6-100 (N73WD), Acampo, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. On February 13, 2016 during skydiving video recording of a team performing formations the photographer, ramiro r. sainz, after finishing the recording,…
- [Incident 20100617034999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100617034999I), Jun 17, 2010: Dehavilland DHC-6-100 (N73WD), Acampo, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. Deceased parachutist name: lieve m. demeyer, age: 25, sex female. Experienced parachutist. Number of parachute jumps: in excess of 500+.equipment type: single…

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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