# Accident 19770430011569A: Beech TC45G, Chino, CA, April 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1977
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N561S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N561S-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45G
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,774 total, 165 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770430011569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PARACHUTIST HIT ELEVATOR WHEN CHUTE OPENED PREMATURELY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX77DUG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG39), Apr 30, 1977: Beech E185 (N561S), Chino, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N561S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840511024719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840511024719A), May 11, 1984: Beech E18S (N561S), Marion, IL, Destroyed. Engines quit on takeoff due to mismanagement of fuel system. Too low for restart. Went between two trees on landing
- [Incident 19780914019099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914019099I), Sep 14, 1978: Beech E18S (N561S), Simi Valley, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear before landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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