# Incident 19830720061879I: Cessna 180H, Ava, NY, July 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1983, 19:40 local time
- Place: Ava, NY
- Airport: Mierik
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 43.4190° N, 75.4793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ava, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4190&lon=-75.4793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7930V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7930V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- 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/19830720061879I

## Narrative

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

UNFAMILIAR WITH MAIN CHUTE DEPLOYMENT. CUT IT AWAY THEN FAILED TO OPEN RESERVE PARACHUTE.

## Other reports on N7930V (1)

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

- [Accident 19891014040359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014040359A), Oct 14, 1989: Cessna 180H (N7930V), Niagara Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Tried to depart with gusty winds from nearby thunderstrom and frontal activity,lost control,aborted. Ran off runway

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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