# Incident 19780913017499I: Cessna 182, Athol, ID, September 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Athol, ID
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 47.9471° N, 116.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athol, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9471&lon=-116.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4944D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4944D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 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/19780913017499I

## Narrative

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

SKYDIVER FATALITY, CHUTE FAILED TO OPEN.

## Other reports on N4944D (5)

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

- [Accident 19910721028819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721028819A), Jul 21, 1991: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. Fuel starvation on final approach. Crash landed short of runway. Fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel in other tank.
- [Accident 19900602018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602018409A), Jun 2, 1990: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Tekoa, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach to airport. After dropping sky divers. Failed to use carb heat on final. Icing prevalent.
- [Accident 19870907057579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870907057579A), Sep 7, 1987: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Star, ID, Minor damage. Struck a person standing along side of runway on takeoff roll. Aborted takeoff. Takeoff run was left of center line
- [Incident 19830604042189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604042189I), Jun 4, 1983: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Ridgely, MD, 1 fatal. Parachutist made a normal landing but collapsed after getting up. Autopsy revealed a brain injury.
- [Incident 19810308024299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308024299I), Mar 8, 1981: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Athol, ID, Minor damage. Inflight opening door departed aircraft due to excessive speed during descent. Parachutist fell out. Landed ok.

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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