# Accident 19770704016879A: Beech C18S, Irvington, AL, July 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Irvington, AL
- Airport: Roy E. Ray
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 30.4552° N, 88.2112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROY E RAY (5R7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4552&lon=-88.2112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711SM-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C18S (registry code 1150902, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (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 C18S
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,790 total, 91 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704016879A

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE JUMPER STRUCK HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 MIA77FKJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ56), Jul 4, 1977: Beech C18S (N711SM), Irvington, AL, substantial damage

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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