# Incident 19810920080079I: Beech C18S, Eveleth, MN, September 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1981, 14:50 local time
- Place: Eveleth, MN
- Airport: Eveleth Virginia
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 47.4242° N, 92.4966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EVELETH/VIRGINIA MUNI (EVM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4242&lon=-92.4966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64463, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64463) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,967 total, 125 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920080079I

## Narrative

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

SKYDIVER FAILED TO PULL RIPCORDS ON EITHER MAIN OR RESERVE CHUTES. AUTOPSY INDICATES DIVER UNABLE TO OPEN CHUTES.

## Other reports on N64463 (3)

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

- [Incident 19910526024729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526024729I), May 26, 1991: Beech C18S (N64463), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Unable to extend landing gear. Made a gear up landing.
- [Accident 19851219077749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851219077749A), Dec 19, 1985: Beech C18S (N64463), Deland, FL, Substantial damage. The inexperienced right seat pilot inadvertently retracted the gear on landing. PIC failed to supervise other pilot
- [Accident 19820408008739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820408008739A), Apr 8, 1982: Beech C18S (N64463), Hereford, TX, Substantial damage. Total electrical failure during flight. Pilot lowered gear manually, but gear collapsed during taxi after landing.

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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