# Incident 19780506032279I: Cessna 182, Logansport, IN, May 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1978, 16:35 local time
- Place: Logansport, IN
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.7481° N, 86.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Logansport, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7481&lon=-86.3547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9073G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9073G-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19780506032279I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN, SKYDIVER FATALITY. SEPERABLE SPEED LINK SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N9073G (1)

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

- [Accident 20060619029349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060619029349A), Jun 19, 2006: Cessna 182N (N9073G), Cooperstown, ND, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing and stated it was a crosswind about 90 degrees to landing runway. The aircraft veered off to the side and one wheel got into the tall…

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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