# Incident 19780722038579I: Cessna 182, Midland, NC, July 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1978, 01:15 local time
- Place: Midland, NC
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2492° N, 80.5301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2492&lon=-80.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5188D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5188D-2017-07-12) (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: 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/19780722038579I

## Narrative

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

MAIN CHUTE FAILED. RESERVE CHUTE TANGLED WITH THE MAIN. JUMPER KILLED.

## Other reports on N5188D (2)

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

- [Accident 19820725031639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725031639A), Jul 25, 1982: Cessna STC182 (N5188D), Louisburg, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Inexperienced pilot attempted takeoff over gross and with aft CG. Aircraft struck trees after inability to climb.
- [Accident 19760410006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410006869A), Apr 10, 1976: Cessna 182A (N5188D), Louisburg, NC, Substantial damage. All lwr plugs cont excessive lead deposits.5 of 6 plugs had electrodes bridged with lead.

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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