# Incident 19780625035899I: Cessna 182, Tekamah, NE, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978, 20:15 local time
- Place: Tekamah, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.7778° N, 96.2245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tekamah, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7778&lon=-96.2245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4781D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4781D) (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 182
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 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/19780625035899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CHUTE BRIDLE CORD FOULED ON MAIN HARNESS STRAP. MAIN CHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY. EMERGENCY CHUTE FAILED ALSO.

## Other reports on N4781D (1)

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

- [Incident 19780910018769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910018769I), Sep 10, 1978: Cessna 182 (N4781D), Tekamah, NE, 1 fatal. Skydiver fatality due to improper landing.

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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