- Date
- April 2, 1983, 19:10 local (Apr 3, 1983, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Mckinney, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N927BAde Havilland DHC-6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830403065119A
- Case key
- 20854
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Three observers accompanied the aircrew & other passengers on a flt to transport skydivers aloft. Prior to the flt, all 3 of the observers were briefed not to exit the acft until the engines were secured. However, 1 of the 3 discussed the need to move a Cessna 172 at the completion of the flt. After returning from the flt, the aircrew stopped the plane on the ramp. While the engines were still running, the occupant that wanted to move the Cessna exited the acft. Unbeknown to him & the plt, the other 2 occupants also exited the acft. One of them walked into the arc of the left propeller & received a fatal head injury.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N927BA
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50
- Airframe hours
- 24,000
- Engine
- P&W PT6-A-20, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Skydiving · Part 91
- Operator
- David Boatman
- Registered owner
- Boatman Airlift, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 31, 1982
- Airport
- TX05 · Aero Country
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,581 total · 3,220 in this make and model · 15,500 as pilot in command · 253 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.