# Incident 19920801035759I: Beech C45H, Xenia, OH, August 1, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1992, 16:30 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: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801035759I

## Narrative

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

WHEN JUMPER PULLED MAIN CHUTE RIPCORD HANDLE SNAPPED OFF. INSTRUCTOR ABLE TO OPEN RESERVE. BROKE ANKLE ON LANDING.

## 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 19920405014859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920405014859I), Apr 5, 1992: Beech C45H (N665M), Xenia, OH, 1 fatal. Jumpers main chute did not deploy. No attempt to deploy reserve. Bridal strap improperly routed caused problem.

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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