# Incident 19790613015579I: Cessna 180, Northeast, PA, June 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Northeast, PA
- Airport: Moorehead
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.2134° N, 79.8334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North East, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2134&lon=-79.8334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3327D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3327D) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 50 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/19790613015579I

## Narrative

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

MAIN CHUTE ENDED UP IN A STREAMER. JUMPER WAITED TOO LONG TO DEPLOY RESERVE CHUTE.

## Other reports on N3327D (2)

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

- [Incident 19890723050309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723050309I), Jul 23, 1989: Cessna 180 (N3327D), Worthington, PA, 1 fatal. Main chute did not fully deploy. Released main chute. Entered free fall out of control. Reserve chute never opened.
- [Accident 19810412015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015639A), Apr 12, 1981: Cessna 180 (N3327D), Apollo, PA, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear seperated on takeoff. Landed minus right wheel.

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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