# Incident 19790929049559I: Cessna 180, Marine City, MI, September 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Marine City, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.7143° N, 82.5028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marine City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7143&lon=-82.5028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2284C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2284C) (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: 950 total, 70 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/19790929049559I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER KILLED WHEN MAIN CANOPY TWISTED INTO A BARBER POLE MALFUNCTION. RESERVE CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED TOO LATE.

## Other reports on N2284C (1)

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

- [Incident 19801220089809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801220089809I), Dec 20, 1980: Cessna 180 (N2284C), Marine City, MI. Jumper injured in landing, executing a spiral maneuver close to the ground.

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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