# Incident 19811107087729I: Beech D18S, Winters, CA, November 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1981, 16:10 local time
- Place: Winters, CA
- Airport: Winters Davis Woo
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.5333° N, 121.9755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winters, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5333&lon=-121.9755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1827M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1827M-2008-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney WJR-B-S-T (registry code 52007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-wjr-b-s-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 4,000 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/19811107087729I

## Narrative

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

ZX JUMPERS MAIN CHUTE FALIED DUE TO FOULED LINES "O" RING ON RESERVE CHUTE BROKE. UNABLE TO DEPLOY EITHER CHUTE.

## Other reports on N1827M (2)

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

- [Accident 20000111006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000111006059A), Jan 11, 2000: Beech D18S (N1827M), Everett, WA, No damage. (-23) Methow 20 departed pae on special VFR clearance. Just after becoming airborne the aircraft veered left and went off the side of the runway. Aircraft…
- [Incident 19801026089619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026089619I), Oct 26, 1980: Beech D18S (N1827M), Davis, CA, 1 fatal. Jumper fell from 12500 feet for relative work. Failed to open either chute after break away.

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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