# Incident 19790916023459I: Cessna 2105, Homestead, FL, September 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8244F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8244F-1983-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105
- People aboard: 1
- 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/19790916023459I

## Narrative

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

MAIN CHUTE MALFUNCTIONED. RESERVE CHUTE DEPLOYED AT LOW ALTITUDE HAD INSUFFICENT TIME TO OPEN.

## Other reports on N8244F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800125001059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800125001059A), Jan 25, 1980: Cessna 150F (N8244F), Mckenney, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of acft on landing roll. Veered off rwy. Hit rocks. Nosed over.

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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