# Incident 20231016018459I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Eloy, AZ, October 16, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2023, 14:00 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Airport: Eloy Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 32.8067° N, 111.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELOY MUNI (E60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8067&lon=-111.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128WJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128WJ) (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 Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- 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/20231016018459I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20260528005329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260528005329I), May 28, 2026: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N128WJ), Eloy, AZ, No damage. On may 28, 2026, a [privacy data omitted], conducted parachute operations from Eloy, AZ. There was one fatality. A skydiver performed a maneuver towards the…
- [Incident 20240131000949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240131000949I), Jan 31, 2024: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N128WJ), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. On January 31, 2024, a de havilland Canada DHC-6, conducted parachute operations from Eloy, AZ. There was one fatality, the main parachute tangled upon…
- [Incident 20121026026409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121026026409I), Oct 26, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N128WJ), Eloy, AZ, No damage. Inspectors from this office conducted an investigation of a sport parachute incident at Eloy municipal airport. On 10-26-2012, mr. ****** rented a harness and…
- [Incident 19990918027969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918027969I), Sep 18, 1999: Dhav DHC6200 (N128WJ), Beckwourth, CA. (-23) Mr. Brad t. caughran exited the aircraft at 13,000 ft, MSL. For a freefall to 3.5 AGL. The sabre 170 parachute opened normally. At approximately 75 feet…

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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