20231016018459I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER · Eloy, AZ · October 16, 2023

Date
October 16, 2023 · 14:00 local
Place
Eloy, AZ
Airport
Eloy Municipal
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N128WJ
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

On 10/16/2023 at 13:56 a parachutist exited the aircraft in Eloy Arizona near Eloy municipale airport. The parachutists parachute fully deployed with out incident and while performing a low-level turn which was unrecoverable struck the ground at a high rate of speed at 14:00. An ambulance was called and the parachutist was transported to the hospitle where she later passed away.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/16/2023 AT 13:56 A PARACHUTIST EXITED THE AIRCRAFT IN ELOY ARIZONA NEAR ELOY MUNICIPALE AIRPORT. THE PARACHUTISTS PARACHUTE FULLY DEPLOYED WITH OUT INCIDENT AND WHILE PERFORMING A LOW-LEVEL TURN WHICH WAS UNRECOVERABLE STRUCK THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AT 14:00. AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND THE PARACHUTIST WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITLE WHERE SHE LATER PASSED AWAY.

Other reports on N128WJ · 4

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