# Incident 19810523039259I: Cessna 172M, Selma, CA, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 16:35 local time
- Place: Selma, CA
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 36.5718° N, 119.6140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5718&lon=-119.6140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61569, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61569-2003-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- 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/19810523039259I

## Narrative

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

ZX PARACHUTE CANOPY PARTIALLY OPENED. JUMPER SURVIVED. FOUND SLEEVE LOCK HAD MALFUNCTIONED. PARA COMMANDER CHUTE.

## Other reports on N61569 (2)

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

- [Accident 20020604023339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020604023339A), Jun 4, 2002: Cessna 172M (N61569), Mountainranch, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) This is a preliminary report. Amendments to follow. Aircraft departed san diego, CA. On 6/4/02. The aircraft reportedly made a stop at porterville CA.…
- [Accident 19940706017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940706017609A), Jul 6, 1994: Cessna 172P (N61569), Hanford, CA, Substantial damage. Reported power loss on takeoff. Aborted. Overran runway through a fence. No anomalies found.

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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