# Accident 19930904039089A: Beech C45H, Fentress, TX, September 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1993, 19:35 local time
- Place: Fentress, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7493° N, 97.7795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7493&lon=-97.7795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125MB) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,766 total, 328 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904039089A

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY CHUTE DEPLOYED AS JUMPER CAME TO DOOR. HIS BODY STRUCK AND DAMAGED AIRCRAFTS HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 FTW93LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA257), Sep 5, 1993: Beech C-45H (N125MB), Fentress, TX, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE SKYDIVER'S RESERVE PARACHUTE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N125MB (1)

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

- [Incident 19880221013629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880221013629I), Feb 21, 1988: Beech C45H (N125MB), Bryan, TX, Minor damage. Malfunction of the landing gear control box on takeoff. Dispersed parachutists. Returned. Landed gear up.

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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