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FAA incident report · Cessna 185 · Parkman, OH · April 25, 1981

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Date
April 25, 1981 · 17:45 local
Place
Parkman, OH
Airport
Gates
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9979X
Reported as
Cessna 185
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N9979XRegistered now · Cessna 185S/N 185-0179 · Built 1961Airframe modelCessna 185Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Zx parachute failed to deploy due to improper leg strap and reserve tangled in lines of main chute.

As the FAA filed it

ZX PARACHUTE FAILED TO DEPLOY DUE TO IMPROPER LEG STRAP AND RESERVE TANGLED IN LINES OF MAIN CHUTE.

Other reports on N9979X · 1

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

Incident 19880723055619IParachute Jumping · Garrettsville, OHChutist unable to deploy main chute. Deployed emergency. Rendered unconscious. Landed in trees. Unfamiliar type.Jul 23, 1988