# Accident 19901215054349A: Beech D50C, Shohomish, WA, December 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1990, 13:36 local time
- Place: Shohomish, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 47.9403° N, 121.9991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9403&lon=-121.9991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N833Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N833Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D50C (registry code 1152520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50C
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G2D6
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,104 total, 110 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901215054349A

## Narrative

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

JUMPERS PILOT CHUTE SNAGGED DOOR SUPPORT BRACKET. OPENED PULLED HIM OUT. BODY SEVERED RIGHT STABILIZER STREAMERED.

## 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 SEA91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA034), Dec 15, 1990: Beech D50C (N833Q), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE OBSTRUCTION (PROTRUDING DOOR SUPPORT BRACKET) IN THE DOORWAY OF THE AIRCRAFT; FAILURE OF THE COMPANY/OPERATOR PERSONNEL, THE PILOT, AND THE SKYDIVERS TO ASSURE THAT THE DOORWAY WAS CLEAR OF…

## Other reports on N833Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19780626015869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626015869A), Jun 26, 1978: Beech E50 (N833Q), Minerals Wells, TX, Substantial damage. Left-hand governor control assy,p/n 40209-1,failed under swaged se.

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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