# Incident 19790407012699I: Cessna 172, Elkton, MD, April 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.6058° N, 75.8217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6058&lon=-75.8217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1543Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1543Y-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 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/19790407012699I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER KILLED WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE RIPCORD HANDLE. WAITED TOO LONG TO DEPLOY RESERVE.

## Other reports on N1543Y (3)

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

- [Accident 20180815014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180815014229A), Aug 15, 2018: Cessna 172C (N1543Y), Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. On August 15, 2018, at 1150 MDT, a Cessna 172C, N1543Y, registered to [privacy data omitted] was substantially damaged on landing at grant county airport…
- [Accident 19790802021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802021739A), Aug 2, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Germansville, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot made go around due to blocked runway. Engine stopped. Crash landed in corn field. No engine defect.
- [Incident 19780902016979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902016979I), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Chesapeake City, MD. Parachute failed to fully open, skydiver injured.

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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