# Incident 19850707041959I: Cessna 185A, Zephyrhills, FL, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 15:40 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1699Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1699Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185A (registry code 2072804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- 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/19850707041959I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER WAS TOO NEAR GROUND WHEN HE PULLED CHUTE. CHUTE OPENED AS JUMPER HIT GROUND. FATAL.

## Other reports on N1699Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20101201052502A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101201052502A), Dec 1, 2010: Cessna 185A (N1699Z), Madras, OR, Substantial damage. Both aircraft on short final at S33. Pilot of Taylorcraft saw Cessna 185 tail slightly low and to left, tried to bank to right to avoid. Aircraft came together…
- [Incident 19820716040299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716040299I), Jul 16, 1982: Cessna 185A (N1699Z), Cleveland, OH. Engine power loss. Landed at nearest airport. #4 cylinder had separated and was protruding from the cowling.

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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