Accident · 1995-07-23

NTSB case FTW95LA309 · de Havilland DHC-6 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-07-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: de Havilland DHC-6 (N926MA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CORONADO SKYDIVING CENTER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CORONADO SKYDIVING CENTER

Probable cause

THE PARACHUTIST'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES ON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE PARACHUTIST'S INCAPACITATION DUE TO HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE DOORWAY FLOOR.

Source: NTSB case FTW95LA309

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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