# Incident 19780704042029I: Cessna 182, Casper, WY, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978, 19:45 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2725G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2725G-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- 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/19780704042029I

## Narrative

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

A JUMPER WAS INJURED DURING DEMOSTRATION JUMP WHILE IN TURN OSCILLATION AND HIT HARDER DUE TO HIGHER ELEVATION.

## Other reports on N2725G (3)

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

- [Accident 20040906020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906020939A), Sep 6, 2004: Cessna 182B (N2725G), Gillette, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) While in cruise from casper, WY to Gillette, WY, the engine started to run rough. The pilot turned the magnetos off due to the engine making a very loud…
- [Incident 20040704012739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704012739I), Jul 4, 2004: Cessna 182B (N2725G), Pine Haven, WY. (-23) Group of jumpers were skydiving over a drop zone. One jumper turned his chute in the wrong direction at the last minute causing jumper to hit the ground…
- [Incident 19830821061949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821061949I), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 182B (N2725G), Casper, WY, Minor damage. Struck a parked car taxiing to ramp. Taxiway was muddy and obstructed by several paraked cars.

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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