# Incident 19780325010339I: Cessna 180, Theodore, AL, March 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1978, 15:40 local time
- Place: Theodore, AL
- Airport: Idle Hour
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5769° N, 88.2596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Idle Hour Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5769&lon=-88.2596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3197D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3197D-1982-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,651 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325010339I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER TANGLED IN PILOT CHUTE, MAIN DID NOT DEPLOY. VICTIM WAS CLUTCHING RESERVE HANDLE, IT WAS HARD TO PULL.

## Other reports on N3197D (2)

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

- [Accident 19790429007499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429007499A), Apr 29, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3197D), Curlew, LA, Substantial damage. Attemped take off on beach. Hit soft sand. Landed in water.
- [Incident 19790211006809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211006809I), Feb 11, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3197D), Theodore, AL, 1 fatal. Jumper became entangled in other jumpers, cut away main chute. Fatal.

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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