# Incident 20240131000949I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Eloy, AZ, January 31, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2024, 12:04 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Airport: Eloy Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- 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
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240131000949I

## Narrative

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

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 DEPLOYMENT AND THE RESERVE NEVER DEPLOYED. THE VICTIM, ACCOMPANIED BY THREE FRIENDS, FELLOW SKYDIVERS, EMBARKED ON THEIR THIRD JUMP OF THE DAY FROM SKYDIVE AZ.

## 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 20231016018459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231016018459I), Oct 16, 2023: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N128WJ), Eloy, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. 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 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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