Cessna 206 accident near Brooklyn, IA
On August 16, 2013, a Cessna 206 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brooklyn, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: minor.
- Date
- August 16, 2013
- Place
- Brooklyn, IA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Minor
- Position
- 41.746°N, 92.409°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130822X63331
Official records · CEN13LA500
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On August 16, 2013, about 1730 central daylight time, a Cessna 206 airplane, N2070K, was damaged inflight near Brooklyn, Iowa. The commercial pilot was not injured; however, the passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Brooklyn Air Inc., and operated by Skydive Iowa Inc., under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as positioning flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The flight originated from Skydive Iowa Airport (09IA), Brooklyn, Iowa, and was en route to Grinnell Regional Airport (KGGI), Grinnell, Iowa. According to the pilot, the purpose of the flight was to position the airplane to Grinnell, Iowa, so that maintenance could be conducted. After starting the airplane engine and preparing to taxi, the pilot was notified by the company tandem master that a passenger would be joining him for the flight to Grinnell as an observer. Both the pilot and passenger were wearing parachutes, as required by the company policy. The airplane was used in skydive operations and the right-side, cabin door had been removed. The pilot reported that the passenger boarded the airplane, took a seat on the right side of the airplane, behind the pilot, and fastened his seatbelt. He stated that he did not inspect the seatbelt and had heard the "click" of the seatbelt as it was latched. No passenger briefing was provided by the pilot. Shortly after departure, the passenger elected to move from his position behind the pilot to a position in the front of the airplane, beside the pilot. As the pa
Probable cause
The improper routing of the seatbelt, which resulted in the inadvertent deployment of the reserve parachute, and the open jump door, which allowed the passenger to be pulled from the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
