# Incident 19780218007189I: Cessna 182A, Coolidge, AZ, February 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1978, 16:03 local time
- Place: Coolidge, AZ
- Airport: Florence Municipal
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9778° N, 111.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coolidge, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9778&lon=-111.5176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4811D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4811D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218007189I

## Narrative

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

CHUTE BRIDAL CORT TANGLED AROUND PARACHUTISTS NECK AND ARM, CHUTIST KILLED AT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N4811D (2)

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

- [Accident 19890413008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890413008049A), Apr 13, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4811D), Arlington, OR, Substantial damage. Landed long on Private strip and overran the end striking a farm trailer. Blinded by setting sun. Misjudged roll.
- [Incident 19800403047509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403047509I), Apr 3, 1980: Cessna 182A (N4811D), Coolidge, AZ, 1 fatal. Parachutist became entangled with main chute, resulting in fatality.

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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