# Incident 19790902034029I: Doug DC3G102A, Elsinore, CA, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979
- Place: Elsinore, CA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3-G102A (registry code 3021404, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3-g102a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3G102A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- 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/19790902034029I

## Narrative

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

TWO SKYDIVERS COLLIDED, RESULTING IN FATALITIES.

## Other reports on N26MA (4)

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

- [Incident 19890520036849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520036849I), May 20, 1989: Doug DC3G102A (N26MA), Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Chutist had bridle of main sport chute wrap around arm on deployment. Reserve chute was deployed too late.
- [Incident 19840729054009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729054009I), Jul 29, 1984: N26MA, Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Failed to open either parachute during a free fall formation jump. No packing slip on main parachute.
- [Incident 19840526045599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526045599I), May 26, 1984: Doug DC3 (N26MA), Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Free fall to form a 19 person formation. Struck foot of a parachutist did not deploy her parachute.
- [Incident 19801102083629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102083629I), Nov 2, 1980: Doug DC3G102A (N26MA), Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Skydiver fatality.

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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