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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C-45H · Richmond, IN · September 4, 1977

Date
September 4, 1977
Place
Richmond, IN
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4111A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI77FEX48
Reported as
Beech C45H
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
854 total70 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Parachutist pulled out of acft,hit tail. Misc-premature chute opening

As the FAA filed it

PARACHUTIST PULLED OUT OF ACFT,HIT TAIL. MISC-PREMATURE CHUTE OPENING

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.