# Accident 19751122038099A: Cessna 182, Kankakee, IL, November 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1975
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6206A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6206A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 61 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751122038099A

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTIST ON ACFT STEP. PARACHUTE OPENED PREMATURELY. HIT HORIZONTAL STAB.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76DEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE31), Nov 22, 1975: Cessna 182 (N6206A), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage

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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