# Incident 19801214084409I: Beech 18*, Louisburg, NC, December 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Franklin Co
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0966° N, 78.2986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0966&lon=-78.2986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90231-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech SNB-5 (registry code 1151024, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-snb-5) (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 18*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 70 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/19801214084409I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE FATALITY.  MAIN CHUTE DID NOT OPEN FULLY.  RIPCORD ON RESERVE CHUTE HAD SEAL INTACT.

## Other reports on N90231 (3)

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

- [Incident 19880402045629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880402045629I), Apr 2, 1988: Beech SNB5 (N90231), Louisburg, NC, 1 fatal. Parachutist jumped from a parachute jump aircraft with video equipment but no parachute pack. Last person to jump.
- [Incident 19821015061249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821015061249I), Oct 15, 1982: Beech SNB5 (N90231), Lancaster, SC, 1 fatal. Passenger was fatally injured during a sport parachute jump. Landed in a tree and a limb pierced his throat.
- [Incident 19780305016349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305016349I), Mar 5, 1978: Beech SNB5 (N90231), Oxford, NC, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend the gear by normal or emergency procedues. The dynamic relay was sticking.

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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