# Incident 19870214022439I: Beech C45H, Jeanerette, LA, February 14, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Jeanerette, LA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9152° N, 91.6763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeanerette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9152&lon=-91.6763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N606JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (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 C45H
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870214022439I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CHUTIST DURING FREE FALL. FATAL INJURIES.

## Other reports on N606JW (2)

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

- [Incident 19930130007129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930130007129I), Jan 30, 1993: Beech C45H (N606JW), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found upper bolt of drag strut had sheared in half.
- [Incident 19861123072029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861123072029I), Nov 23, 1986: Beech C45H (N606JW), Jeanerette, LA, Minor damage. Engine failed in flight. During landing approach, low altitude let pilot to elect a gear up 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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