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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland DHC-6-200 · Whitewright, TX · July 31, 2022

Date: July 31, 2022 · 13:30 local
Place: Whitewright, TX
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N228YK
Reported as: Dehavilland DHC-6-200
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot

N228YKRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-6-200S/N 228 · Built 1969 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-6-200 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At about 13:30 parachutist privacy data omitteduspa member privacy data omitted, A-101737 made a 3/4 braked l/h turn at about 100'. He impacted the ground at a high rate of speed. He did not survive.

This is a parachute operation in which the parachutist errored. The aircraft, commercial pilot, and parachute operated correctly. The uspa has been notified of this fatality, and will perform their own investigation.

As the FAA filed it

AT ABOUT 13:30 PARACHUTIST ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^USPA MEMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A-101737 MADE A 3/4 BRAKED L/H TURN AT ABOUT 100'. HE IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HE DID NOT SURVIVE.

THIS IS A PARACHUTE OPERATION IN WHICH THE PARACHUTIST ERRORED. THE AIRCRAFT, COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND PARACHUTE OPERATED CORRECTLY. THE USPA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS FATALITY, AND WILL PERFORM THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION.

Other reports on N228YK · 3

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

Incident 20050501007969IParachute Jumping · Trenton, TX(-23) Skydiver [privacy data omitted] attempted to release his main parachute after experiencing a malfunction. The left main riser failed to release before the reserve canopy began to deploy resulting in a main/reserve entanglement. Witness observed jumper…May 1, 2005 · 1 fatal Incident 20050115003129IParachute Jumping · Trenton, TX(-23) Skydiver [privacy data omitted] on 99th jump experienced malfunction on main canopy pd spectre 210. #6 cell non load bearing rib separated from nose to rear cross-port near c-line resulting in severe line twist from 3000 ft AGL until 1500 ft AGL.…Jan 15, 2005 · 1 fatal Incident 20010415009689IParachute Jumping · Trenton, TX(-23)[privacy data omitted] first jump student [privacy data omitted] . Witness states that at approximately 100 ft. jumper pulled toggles down to half brakes thus increasing his travel to the rear then pulled r toggle and struck beam on building 10 ft. above…Apr 15, 2001 · 1 fatal