# Incident 19940419014719I: Cessna 180D, Lodi, CA, April 19, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1994, 13:56 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Airport: Lodi Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2024° N, 121.2691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LODI (1O3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2024&lon=-121.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8766X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8766X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940419014719I

## Narrative

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

AFTER JUMPING FROM AIRCRAFT IT APPEARS CHUTIST MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY MAIN OR AUXILIARY CHUTE. FATAL INJURIES.

## Other reports on N8766X (3)

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

- [Incident 20080329833019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080329833019I), Mar 29, 2008: Cessna 182D (N8766X), Cloverdale, CA, No damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] made an intentional 14 CFR part 105.45 tandem parachute jump under the direction of skydive san francisco, a Cloverdale CA based…
- [Incident 19941229046769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941229046769I), Dec 29, 1994: Cessna 182D (N8766X), Lodi, CA, 1 fatal. Failed to open main or reserve chute. Only discrepancy main chute ring stowed in its poutch pocket.
- [Incident 19900826056219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826056219I), Aug 26, 1990: Cessna 182D (N8766X), Lodi, CA, 1 fatal. Jumper experienced cell closure upon opening chute. Entered a spin. Reserved deployed while main chute was attached.

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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