MIA77FKJ56

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C18S · Irvington, AL · July 4, 1977

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1977
Place
Irvington, AL · IRVINGTON, AL
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N711SMBeech C18S
Status
Completed · report November 14, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770704016879A
Case key
146346

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2379   77/7/4  NR.IRVINGTON,AL       BEECH C18S          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 1850
        TIME - 1330                    N711SM              PX-  0  1  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROY E. RAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         IRVINGTON,AL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PARACHUTE JUMPER STRUCK HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

Aircraft

Registration
N711SM
Reported as
Beech C18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Roy E. Ray

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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