# Incident 20200628010739I: Dehavilland DHC-6-200, Gardiner, NY, June 28, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2020, 15:06 local time
- Place: Gardiner, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.6795° N, 74.1479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gardiner, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6795&lon=-74.1479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40269, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40269) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200628010739I

## Narrative

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

06-28-2020  DURING SKYDIVING TRAINING, THE SKYDIVER, LEFT THE AIRCRAFT WEARING A PARACHUTE, BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE PARACHUTE ON HIS BODY WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND.  THE SKYDIVER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.  TO DATE, THE PARACHUTE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.

08-05-2020   CONFIRMED THAT THE PARACHUTE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND TO DATE.

## Other reports on N40269 (1)

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

- [Incident 20120615011839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120615011839I), Jun 15, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6-200 (N40269), Plattekill, NY, No damage, 2 fatal. Name of jumpers: david winoker, student and aleksandr chulsky, instructorexperience and training: winoker, first jumpchulsky, uspa "d"licensed coach, tandem…

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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