# Incident 19780820049109I: Cessna 182, Greenwich, OH, August 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Greenwich, OH
- Airport: Carols' Dz
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.0314° N, 82.5188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwich, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0314&lon=-82.5188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5445B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5445B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 1,980 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/19780820049109I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER RELEASED MAIN CHUTE AND HELD ONTO MAIN RIPCORD WHICH TANGLED WITH EMERGENCY PACK.

## Other reports on N5445B (3)

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

- [Incident 19951013038819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013038819I), Oct 13, 1995: Cessna 182 (N5445B), Marshall, MI, 2 fatal. Narrative: on October 13, 1995 at 1715 EDT, Mr. Mike ray a student sports parachutist and a U.S.p.a. certificated tandem instructor parachutist a highly…
- [Incident 19940717048109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717048109I), Jul 17, 1994: Cessna 182 (N5445B), Marshall, MI, 1 fatal. Main chute failed fully deploy. Reserve not used. Auto opener off.
- [Accident 19821003050339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050339A), Oct 3, 1982: Cessna 182 (N5445B), Shenandoah, OH, Substantial damage. Parachute jumper hit horizontal stabilizer when exiting aircraft resulting in jammed rudder and elevator.

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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