# Incident 19930328014949I: Cessna 177RG, Zephry Hills, FL, March 28, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1993, 18:30 local time
- Place: Zephry Hills, FL
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N45336, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45336) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930328014949I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTIST UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM STEEP SPIRAL. JETTISONED MAIN CHUTE TO LOW. IMPACTED GROUND.

## Other reports on N45336 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880902048009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880902048009I), Sep 2, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N45336), Nome, AK, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear and landed gear up while performing touch and go landings.

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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