# Incident 19790601028839I: Doug DC3, Taft, CA, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979
- Place: Taft, CA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.1267° N, 119.4242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taft, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1267&lon=-119.4242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N817-2002-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 1820G102 105 (registry code 67026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820g102-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- People aboard: 18
- 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/19790601028839I

## Narrative

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

FLOATATION DEVICE CINCH STRAP PREVENTED DEPLOYMENT OF MAIN CHUTE. DEPLOYED RESERVE CHUTE, LANDED HARD.

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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