# Incident 19790707019939I: Cessna 182A, California City, CA, July 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1979, 12:25 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.1258° N, 117.9859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of California City, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1258&lon=-117.9859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4844D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4844D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- 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/19790707019939I

## Narrative

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

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 19970814029839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970814029839I), Aug 14, 1997: Cessna 182A (N4844D), Plant City, FL. Narrative: 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…
- [Incident 19790414012239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414012239I), Apr 14, 1979: Cessna 182A (N4844D), California City, CA, 1 fatal. Zx when jumper's chute deployed, the risers came loose from the harness. No attempt made to deploy 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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