# Incident 19780705042289I: Cessna 180, Craigville, IN, July 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1978, 18:10 local time
- Place: Craigville, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.7769° N, 85.0913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craigville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7769&lon=-85.0913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1684C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1684C) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 275 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/19780705042289I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER DELAYED CHUTE DEPLOYMENT UNTIL JUST BEFORE GROUND CONTACT. JUMP WAS TO BE A 30 SECOND DELAY FREE FALL.

## Other reports on N1684C (1)

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

- [Accident 19790723023189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723023189A), Jul 23, 1979: Cessna 180 (N1684C), Craigville, IN, Substantial damage. Concerned about parachute jumpers on runway during landing roll. Hit brakes, nosed over.

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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