# Incident 19810425031109I: Cessna 185, Parkman, OH, April 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Parkman, OH
- Airport: Gates
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3511° N, 81.0979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GATES (7D8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3511&lon=-81.0979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9979X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9979X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 4
- 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/19810425031109I

## Narrative

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

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 19880723055619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880723055619I), Jul 23, 1988: Cessna 185 (N9979X), Garrettsville, OH. Chutist unable to deploy main chute. Deployed emergency. Rendered unconscious. Landed in trees. Unfamiliar type.

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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