# Incident 19850907055319I: Cessna 172K, Conneaut Lake, PA, September 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: Conneaut Lake, PA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.6027° N, 80.3094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conneaut Lake, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6027&lon=-80.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7506G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7506G-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- 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/19850907055319I

## Narrative

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

SPINNING ACTION MALFUNCTION OF MAIN CHUTE DEVELOPED. RESERVE CHUTE DID NOT OPEN AND WAS OUT OF DATE.

## Other reports on N7506G (1)

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

- [Accident 19851128077439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851128077439A), Nov 28, 1985: Cessna 172K (N7506G), Bloomsburg, PA, Substantial damage. All electrical equipment failed inflight. Aircraft overturned during emergency landing. Alternator malfunctioned.

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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