# Incident 19790407012649I: Cessna 180, Zenia, OH, April 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1979, 11:28 local time
- Place: Zenia, OH
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Aircraft: N10GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10GC) (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: 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/19790407012649I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER KILLED WHEN PILOT CHUTE BECAME POSITIONED UNDER THE MAIN CHUTE CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION

## Other reports on N10GC (2)

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

- [Incident 20050115000739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050115000739I), Jan 15, 2005: Cessna 180 (N10GC), Salisbury, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was on final for landing with the pilot [privacy data omitted] in the left seat. The touchdown was too fast and the aircraft ballooned into the…
- [Incident 19810704054089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704054089I), Jul 4, 1981: Cessna 180 (N10GC), Xenia, OH, 1 fatal. Zx parachute faled to open on static line. Parachutist did not open reserve chute.

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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