# NTSB MIA07CA122: Beech B90, N1999G, Louisburg, NC, July 8, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 8, 2007, 18:40 local (22:40 UTC) - Place: Louisburg, NC - Coordinates: 36.088054, -78.368614 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0881&lon=-78.3686&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 12 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Greensboro - NTSB case key (mKey): 66221 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA07CA122 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66221/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA122 ## Probable cause The failure of the jumper to follow procedures. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, descent - normal - object - other person - procedures/directives - not followed, other person (cause) ## Analysis The pilot began descending when he thought all jumpers had departed the airplane, but 1 jumper remained. The remaining jumper realized the airplane was descending but was too late to stop his exit. After exiting the airplane he contacted the horizontal stabilizer and broke the femur of his left leg. The pilot experienced momentary flight control issues but regained control of the airplane and landed uneventfully. The jumper became destabilized momentarily then regained control and landed uneventfully. The jumper reported to the FAA that the accident was his fault. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he thought that all jumpers had departed the airplane and he then began his descent to return, though he later learned 1 jumper remained in the airplane. The remaining jumper reported that when he began to exit the airplane, he noticed it was descending, but it was too late for him to stop. Shortly after departing the airplane he contacted the horizontal stabilizer and became destabilized. The pilot then experienced flight control issues with the airplane. The pilot regained control of the airplane and landed without further incident, and the skydiver regained control and also landed without further incident. The jumper suffered a broken femur of his left leg, and reported that to the FAA that the accident was "...his fault." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1999G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1999G-2022-04-02), registration cancelled 2022-04-02, S/N LJ-319, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech B90 - Registry model: [Beech B90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (registry code 1152912) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: LJ-319 - Airframe hours: 10597.5 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20 550 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Skydiving, Part 91 - Operator: Franklin County Sport Parachute Center, Inc., doing business as Carolina Sky Sports - Registered owner: Fayard Enterprises - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, June 1, 2007 - Departed: 00NC, Louisburg, NC - Destination: 00NC, Louisburg, NC ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 31,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30,650 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: KLHZ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20070708014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708014039A), Jul 8, 2007: Beech B90, Louisburg, NC, Minor damage. (-23) A jumper exited the aircraft while the aircraft was in a descent. The jumper struck the horizontal stabilizer resulting in serious injury to the jumper.… ## Other investigations on N1999G (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 ERA09LA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA435), Aug 1, 2009: Beech B90 (N1999G), West Point, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadvertent deployment of the instructor's reserve parachute. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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