# NTSB LAX75DUM21: Cessna 182, N3914D, Chula Vista, CA, March 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1975
- Place: Chula Vista, CA · CHULA VISTA, CA
- Location: 32.6400° N, 117.0842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chula Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6400&lon=-117.0842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM21-201270

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3914D), registered now, S/N 34614, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750323004629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750323004629A), Mar 23, 1975: Cessna 182A, Chula Vista, CA, Substantial damage. Jumper pulled from acft. Hit door post. Misc-inadvertent opening of chute in acft.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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