LAX75DUM21

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Chula Vista, CA · March 23, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 23, 1975
Place
Chula Vista, CA · CHULA VISTA, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3914DCessna 182
Status
Completed · report April 29, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750323004629A
Case key
201270

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0484  75/3/23  NR.CHULA VISTA,CA     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 813
        TIME - 1612                    N3914D              PX-  0  1  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHULA VISTA,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-INADVERTENT OPENING OF CHUTE IN ACFT.
        REMARKS- JUMPER PULLED FROM ACFT.HIT DOOR POST.

Aircraft

Registration
N3914D
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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