# Incident 20210417008459I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Acampo, CA, April 17, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2021, 14:50 local time
- Place: Acampo, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.1735° N, 121.2799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acampo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1735&lon=-121.2799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97DZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- 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/20210417008459I

## Narrative

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

SOLO SKYDIVER HAD A PARACHUTE COMPLICATION DURING DEPLOYMENT.  THE MAIN AND RESERVE PARACHUTE TANGLED WHICH RESULTED IN A FATAL INCIDENT.

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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