# Accident 19770904033419A: Beech C45H, Richmond, IN, September 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1977
- Place: Richmond, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.8321° N, 84.8909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8321&lon=-84.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4111A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4111A-1992-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 854 total, 70 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEX48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770904033419A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI77FEX48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX48), Sep 4, 1977: Beech C45 (N4111A), Richmond, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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