# Accident 19990905040469A: Beech B90, Sullivan, MO, September 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1999, 15:10 local time
- Place: Sullivan, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.2126° N, 91.1640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sullivan, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2126&lon=-91.1640&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125A-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990905040469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1999 MR.PAUL BURK AND MR. ROBERT BERGFELD WERE SKY DIVING AT SULLIVAN MISSOURI AIRPORT WITH QUANTUM LEAP SKY DIVING CLUB. THEY JUMPED OUT OF AIRCRAFT N125A, BE-90-B90, ABOUT 15:10 CDT AT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE TWO SKY DIVERS COLLIDED.  THEIR CHUTES BECAME TANGLED AND STALLED OUT ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED BOTH MEN TO FALL TO THE GROUND.  MR. BURK DIED OF INJURIES SUFFERED ON THE INCIDENT.  HE HAD AVOUT 200 SKY DIVING JUMPS AND A CLASS A LICENSE.  HE WAS USING A PERFOMANCE DESIGN 190 PARACHUTE WITH A RESERVE PACKING DATE OF 6-25-99.  MR. BERGFELD SUFFERED CUTS AND FRACTURES INTHE INCIDENT.  HE HAD ABOUT 78 SKY DIVING JUMPS AND CLASS A LICENSE.  HE WAS A PERFORMANCE DESIGN SABAR 150 WITH A RESERVE PACKING DATE OF 7-23-99.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N125A (2)

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

- [Accident 20110917021259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917021259A), Sep 17, 2011: Beech B90 (N125A), Hillsboro, TX, Substantial damage. On short final, right m/l/g touchdown was short of runway, left m/l/g touchdown @ crown in the end of the runway pavement. Aircraft settled on centerline of…
- [Incident 19781230020029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781230020029I), Dec 30, 1978: Beech B90 (N125A), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Engine falure followed by total electrical failure. Battery known to be bad. Fuel control unit poor condition.

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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