# Accident 19941106037439A: Beech 6590, San Diego, CA, November 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1994, 14:09 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5502° N, 117.0406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5502&lon=-117.0406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276VM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N276VM-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6590
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,232 total, 510 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941106037439A

## Narrative

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

JUMPER COLLIDED WITH TAIL OF AIRCRAFT ON EXITING. CHUTE DRAPED OVER TAIL THEN WAS PULLED OFF. DAMAGED EMPANNAGE.

## 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 LAX95LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA032), Nov 6, 1994: Beech 65-90 (N276VM), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadvertent and premature deployment of the jumper's reserve parachute as he exited the aircraft.

## Other reports on N276VM (2)

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

- [Incident 19970929034699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970929034699I), Sep 29, 1997: Beech 6590 (N276VM), Chesapeake, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: on September 29,1997, a Beechcraft model BE65-90 was on a local training flight. On approach to land, the landing gear was extended, when the pilot…
- [Accident 19831226064859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226064859A), Dec 26, 1983: Beech 65B90 (N276VM), Hayden, CO, Substantial damage. During instrument approach aircraft touched down halfway down runway and pilot attempted go around too late.

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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