De Havilland DHC-6 N927BA

Summary

On 3 April 1983 at about 01:10 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N927BA, operated by David Boatman, was involved in an accident near McKinney, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 April 1983 at 01:10

Classification

Accident

Location

McKinney, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Aero Country (TX05)

Coordinates

33.1791, -96.5901

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6

Registration

N927BA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

David Boatman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW83LA177

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.