De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Skydiving Airplane Crashes in Tennessee
June 10, 2025
What Happened
On Sunday, June 8, 2025, at around 12:30 p.m. local time, a 1967 era De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from Tullahoma Regional Airport in Tennessee. Twenty people were on board the aircraft when it crashed, and miraculously, they all survived. The Twin Otter airplane was owned by Randigo LLC, and operated by Skydive Tennessee. Multiple injuries were reported, and survivors were taken to a local hospital.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) website, the DHC-6, registry number N166DH, was a fixed-wing multi-engine aircraft equipped with turboprop Pratt & Whitney PT6A SER engines. The owner of Randigo LLC is listed as Paul Rossouw, who, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), is listed as the manager of Skydive Tennessee.
In the Media
Preliminary Investigation
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) website and an ABC news report, the FAA is conducting a federal investigation into the crash of the DHC-6 skydiving plane.
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