# Incident 19780521034909I: Beech TC45J, Chula Vista, CA, May 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1978, 11:40 local time
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 32.6400° N, 117.0842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chula Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6400&lon=-117.0842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (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 TC45J
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521034909I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE FATALITY. AUXILIARY CANOPY OPENED AND THEN COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N2AP (2)

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

- [Incident 19790528028219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528028219I), May 28, 1979: Beech TC45J (N2AP), Brown, CA, 1 fatal. Parachute failed to fully open, sky diver fatally injured.
- [Incident 19790311011179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311011179I), Mar 11, 1979: Beech TC45J (N2AP), San Diego, CA, 1 fatal. Possibly faulty modification of main chute by skydiver, and failure to release main before deploying reserve.

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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