# Incident 20200606011099I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Chester, SC, June 6, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2020, 19:00 local time
- Place: Chester, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 34.7023° N, 81.2078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7023&lon=-81.2078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N190KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N190KM) (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 PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200606011099I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH UNDER CANOPY, A SKYDIVER ON HIS FIRST JUMP OF AN ACCELERATED FREE FALL COURSE UNDER SHOT HIS BRIEFED LANDING ZONE BY ABOUT 1000 FEET. THIS PUT HIM DIRECTLY OVER THE TOP OF THE TWIN OTTER SKYDIVE PLANE THAT HE HAD JUST PREVIOUSLY JUMPED FROM. THAT AIRCRAFT WAS TAXING TO A REFUELING POINT TO TAKE FUEL. THE PILOT OBSERVED A GROUND CREW SIGNALING FOR HIM TO STOP, WHICH HE DID. SECONDS LATER THE PARACHUTIST FLEW INTO THE OPERATIONAL LEFT PROPELLER OF THE TWIN OTTER.

## Other reports on N190KM (3)

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

- [Incident 20220924017149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220924017149I), Sep 24, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N190KM), Chester, SC, No damage, 1 fatal. Eon-dra message text: Chester, SC (dcm): [privacy data omitted], DHC6, skydiver sustained fatal injuries for unknown reasons. POB: 1, injuries: fatal, damage:…
- [Incident 20210925022059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210925022059I), Sep 25, 2021: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N190KM), Chester, SC, No damage, 1 fatal. Eon-dra message text: Chester, SC (dcm): a skydiver received fatal injuries after leaving N190KN, DHC6. The parachute failed to fully deploy and the skydiver…
- [Incident 20180531006449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180531006449I), May 31, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N190KM), Chester, SC, No damage, 1 fatal. Dpre assessment of incident & iic concurrence: On Sunday may 31, 2018, there was a skydiving fatality that occurred at approximately 1515 EST at the Chester…

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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