# Incident 20251116018719I: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, Longmont, CO, November 16, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2025, 16:30 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Operator: HS0J
- Location: 40.1644° N, 105.1636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANCE BRAND (LMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1644&lon=-105.1636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251116018719I

## Narrative

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

SKYDIVER DEPLOYED PARACHUTE AT AN UNKNOWN ALTITUDE. THE PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED WITH A LINE-OVER/LINE TWIST ENTANGLEMENT. WITNESS OBSERVED THE SKYDIVER UNDER A PARTIAL PARACHUTE FALLING IN A CIRCULAR MOTION. THE RESERVE PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED BELOW AN ALTITUDE SUFFICIENT FOR A FULL DEPLOYMENT, RESULTING IN THE SKYDIVER IMPACTING THE GROUND, SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES

## Other reports on N125PM (5)

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

- [Incident 20220731013749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220731013749I), Jul 31, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N125PM), Longmont, CO, No damage, 1 fatal. On July 31, 2022 at approximately 17:55 MDT, a skydiver using a high performance parachute impacted the ground while performing a high-speed manuever know as…
- [Incident 20190629008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008519I), Jun 29, 2019: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (N125PM), Longmont, CO, No damage, 1 fatal. Experienced parachute jumper executed a turn at low altitude from which he was unable to arrest his descent rate prior to landing. He was killed on impact with…
- [Accident 20010527019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010527019159A), May 27, 2001: Dhav DHC6 (N125PM), Fentress, TX, No damage. (-23) A skydiver was struck by the prop of a de havilland DHC-6 after jumping from a king air C-90 during a formation jump. The pilot of the king air stated…
- [Incident 19850929070689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929070689I), Sep 29, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N125PM), New Haven, CT. Aircraft proceeded across runway after holding for landing traffic without clearance. ATC tapes not available.
- [Incident 19810306024419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306024419I), Mar 6, 1981: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N125PM), Jamaica, NY, Minor damage. Wingtip struck stairs in ramp area. Taxiway markings poorly marked.

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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