# Incident 19800503044829I: Cessna 182A, Suffolk, VA, May 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1980, 13:15 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 36.7282° N, 76.5836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Suffolk, VA, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7282&lon=-76.5836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3975D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3975D-2014-02-07) (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: 400 total, 175 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/19800503044829I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN RESULTING IN FATALITY.

## Other reports on N3975D (2)

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

- [Incident 19810612044759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612044759I), Jun 12, 1981: Cessna 182A (N3975D), Ashland, VA, Minor damage. Za pilot experienced complete electrical failure at night. Landing flare too high. Replaced regulator and battery.
- [Incident 19781022029749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029749I), Oct 22, 1978: Cessna 182A (N3975D), Suffolk, VA, Minor damage. Right horizontal stabilizer damaged when it was struck by a jumper. Jumper landed safely.

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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