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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · California City, CA · July 7, 1979

Date: July 7, 1979 · 12:25 local
Place: California City, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: N4844D
Reported as: Cessna 182A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N4844DRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 34944 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Zx chutist collapsed main chute attempting to stop drift, failed to deploy reserve chute before striking ground.

As the FAA filed it

ZX CHUTIST COLLAPSED MAIN CHUTE ATTEMPTING TO STOP DRIFT, FAILED TO DEPLOY RESERVE CHUTE BEFORE STRIKING GROUND.

Other reports on N4844D · 2

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

Incident 19970814029839IFinal Approach · Plant City, FLNarrative: the pilot experienced a power loss between 3000 and 1500 feet. While on approach for landing at Plant City, FL. After checklist review and an attempt to restart failed the pilot elected to land on a construction site. After the successful land the…Aug 14, 1997 Incident 19790414012239IDescent · California City, CAZx when jumper's chute deployed, the risers came loose from the harness. No attempt made to deploy reserve chuteApr 14, 1979 · 1 fatal