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Skydive Quantum Leap Crash: Investigation and Safety Issues

Explore the crash of Skydive Quantum Leap on July 29, 2006, at Sullivan Regional Airport. Learn about the fatal injuries sustained and the factors contributing to the accident. Investigate safety issues and key players involved in the incident.

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Skydive Quantum Leap Crash: Investigation and Safety Issues

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  1. Crash of Skydive Quantum Leapde Havilland DHC-6-100, N203E Sullivan, Missouri, July 29, 2006

  2. History of Flight • July 29, 2006, about 1345 • de Havilland DHC-6-100 • Skydive Quantum Leap • Sullivan Regional Airport • Pilot and five parachutists sustained fatal injuries • Two parachutists seriously injured

  3. History of Flight • Part 91 • Revenue parachute operation • Day visual meteorological conditions

  4. History of Flight

  5. History of Flight

  6. History of Flight

  7. The Accident • Airplane could maintain positive single-engine climb rate • Pilot did not • Bank into operating engine • Maintain airspeed • Pilot did not use all available runway • Left with fewer options

  8. The Accident • Right engine’s compressor turbine blades consistent with overload • Engines exceeded manufacturer’s recommended 3,600 hour TBO • Right engine 6,493 hours • Left engine 5,829 hours

  9. Safety Issue • Inadequate performance of single-point restraints for parachutists

  10. Parties to the Investigation • Federal Aviation Administration • Hartzell Propeller • Honeywell • Woodward Governor Company

  11. Accredited Representative • Transportation Safety Board of Canada • Pratt & Whitney Canada • Viking Air Limited

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