# Incident 20191110018479I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Zephyrhills, FL, November 10, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2019, 09:02 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: N202EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP
- 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/20191110018479I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 10 2019 A PARACHUTIST JUMPED OVER THE ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FROM AIRCRAFT N202EH AT APPROXIMATELY 0902 HRS., . THE PARACHUTIST LANDED UNDER A FULLY DEPLOYED PARACHUTE AT THE EMERALD POINT RV RESORT AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## Other reports on N202EH (3)

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

- [Incident 20171028021829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171028021829I), Oct 28, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N202EH), Pepperell, MA, No damage, 1 fatal. Fatal skydive incident at Pepperell skydive center. Parachutist identified as richard smith, 30 + years experienced skydiver. Working as a contract…
- [Incident 20160301002159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160301002159I), Mar 1, 2016: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N202EH), Zephyrhills, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. A. james rodney mann B. 200 military free fall jumps prior to year 2000. Additional 11 civilian free fall jumps in prior week following initial civilian…
- [Accident 20140823014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140823014419A), Aug 23, 2014: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N202EH), Pepperell, MA, Minor damage. Twin otter, N202EH struck a hawk at 2000 feet while climbing for a jump operation. Hawk hit leading edge of the left wing putting a hole in leading edge and…

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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