# Incident 19920405014859I: Beech C45H, Xenia, OH, April 5, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1992, 18:21 local time
- Place: Xenia, OH
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.6831° N, 83.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Xenia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6831&lon=-83.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N665M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N665M-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S-9700 (registry code 1151008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920405014859I

## Narrative

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

JUMPERS MAIN CHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY RESERVE. BRIDAL STRAP IMPROPERLY ROUTED CAUSED PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N665M (2)

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

- [Accident 19930501011429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930501011429A), May 1, 1993: Beech E18S (N665M), Xenia, OH, Substantial damage. Engines quit on climbout. Landed gear up in plowed field. No usable fuel onboard.
- [Incident 19920801035759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801035759I), Aug 1, 1992: Beech C45H (N665M), Xenia, OH. When jumper pulled main chute ripcord handle snapped off. Instructor able to open reserve. Broke ankle on 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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