# NTSB MIA77FKJ56: Beech C18S, N711SM, Irvington, AL, July 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Irvington, AL · IRVINGTON, AL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146346
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKJ56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711SM-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 5794, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roy E. Ray

## 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 19770704016879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704016879A), Jul 4, 1977: Beech C18S, Irvington, AL, Substantial damage. Parachute jumper struck horizontal stabilizer.

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.

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