# Incident 19840526045599I: Doug DC3, Perris, CA, May 26, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1984, 18:00 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Airport: Perris Valley
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.7646° N, 117.2190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PERRIS VALLEY (L65), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7646&lon=-117.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3-G102A (registry code 3021404, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3-g102a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9GC&D series (registry code 67027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- 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/19840526045599I

## Narrative

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

FREE FALL TO FORM A 19 PERSON FORMATION. STRUCK FOOT OF A PARACHUTIST DID NOT DEPLOY HER PARACHUTE.

## Other reports on N26MA (4)

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

- [Incident 19890520036849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520036849I), May 20, 1989: Doug DC3G102A (N26MA), Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Chutist had bridle of main sport chute wrap around arm on deployment. Reserve chute was deployed too late.
- [Incident 19840729054009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729054009I), Jul 29, 1984: N26MA, Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Failed to open either parachute during a free fall formation jump. No packing slip on main parachute.
- [Incident 19801102083629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102083629I), Nov 2, 1980: Doug DC3G102A (N26MA), Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Skydiver fatality.
- [Incident 19790902034029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902034029I), Sep 2, 1979: Doug DC3G102A (N26MA), Elsinore, CA, 2 fatal. Two skydivers collided, resulting in fatalities.

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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