# Incident 19781104023669I: Cessna 180, Marion, IA, November 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1978, 10:30 local time
- Place: Marion, IA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.0446° N, 91.5862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0446&lon=-91.5862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1508C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1508C) (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: 0 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/19781104023669I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE FAILED TO FULLY OPEN. SKYDIVER INJURED.

## Other reports on N1508C (2)

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

- [Incident 19800720062109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720062109I), Jul 20, 1980: Cessna 180 (N1508C), Marion, IA. Skydiver injury when she failed to deploy main chute. Reserve chute opened automatically.
- [Incident 19780902016939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902016939I), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 180 (N1508C), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Skydiver damaged house and broke his leg.

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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