FATL · de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter · 2001-05-27 · Fentress, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW01LA132
Event ID
20010601X01046
Type
Accident
Date
2001-05-27
Location
Fentress, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.749361, -97.779968
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
22
Total aboard
23
Aircraft
Make
de Havilland
Model
DHC-6 Twin Otter
Registration
N125PM
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the King Air pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision in that he failed to remain in the agreed on formation position, resulting in one of his skydiver's contacting the propeller of the de Havilland airplane. A contributing factor was the lack of total experience of both pilots in multiengine formation air drop flights.