# Incident 19780513033579I: Cessna 180, Zillah, WA, May 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: Zillah, WA
- Airport: Buena
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 46.4429° N, 120.3399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Buena Airport (WA97), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4429&lon=-120.3399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3634C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3634C-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 100 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/19780513033579I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE OPENED IN AIRCRAFT PULLING SKYDIVER OUT. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N3634C (1)

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

- [Accident 19880622023639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880622023639A), Jun 22, 1988: Cessna 180 (N3634C), Bimini, Bahamas, Destroyed. Reported engine seized over ocean en route. Ditched and aircraft sank. Pilot and passenger rescued by boat.

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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