# Incident 19810926082439I: Cessna 185, Issaquah, WA, September 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Issaquah, WA
- Airport: Skyport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 47.5462° N, 122.0581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Issaquah, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5462&lon=-122.0581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9829X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9829X-2007-09-18) (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: 1
- 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/19810926082439I

## Narrative

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

ZX JUMPERS MAIN CHUTE MALFUNCTIONED WAITED TO LONG TO DEPLOY RESERVE CHUTE.

## Other reports on N9829X (2)

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

- [Accident 19920822032619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920822032619A), Aug 22, 1992: Cessna 185 (N9829X), Whittier, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Impacted side of mountain in level flight. Pilot on VFR flight plan was operating in IFR weather.
- [Accident 19750629021509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750629021509A), Jun 29, 1975: Cessna 185 (N9829X), Dallesport, WA, Substantial damage. Attmptd to turn off rwy at 1800FT pt. Rwy length 5200FT.

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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