# Incident 19810315024709I: Cessna 206CESSNA, California City, CA, March 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.1512° N, 118.0167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CALIFORNIA CITY MUNI (L71), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1512&lon=-118.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206C (registry code 2073332, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 6
- 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/19810315024709I

## Narrative

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

ZX MAIN PARACHUTE DEPLOYED THEN STREAMED. JUMPER BROKE AWAY FROM MAIN AND RESERVED OPENED AT 250 FT BUT NOT IN TIME

## Other reports on N29173 (6)

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

- [Accident 20240525005589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240525005589A), May 25, 2024: Cessna U206C (N29173), Butler, MO, Destroyed. During a parachute jump run at 14,000FT, the first jumper's reserve parachute was accidentally deployed pulling the jumper out of the aircraft. The jumper…
- [Accident 20191110017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191110017009A), Nov 10, 2019: Cessna U206C (N29173), Mexico, MO, Substantial damage. After aircraft engine start, the pilot exited the aircraft to disconnect the external power unit and pull the chocks. When the chocks were removed, the…
- [Incident 19931020045869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931020045869I), Oct 20, 1993: Cessna U206C (N29173), California City, CA, 1 fatal. Chutist mismanaged both main chute and reserve chute while making a free fall jump. Impacted the ground.
- [Incident 19910811054859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910811054859I), Aug 11, 1991: Cessna U206C (N29173), California City, CA, 1 fatal. Main chute only partially deployed. First jump. Opened reserve chute too late to fully deploy. Fatally injured.
- [Incident 19840819055359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819055359I), Aug 19, 1984: Cessna U206C (N29173), California City, CA, 1 fatal. Deployed both chutes while falling on his back. Lines from both chutes tangled around victim and failed to open.
- [Incident 19830114076099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830114076099I), Jan 14, 1983: Cessna U206 (N29173), California City, CA, 1 fatal. Parachutist failed to open either parachute after free fall maneuvering for photographer.

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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