# Incident 19781022029629I: Cessna 182, Turner Falls, MA, October 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1978, 15:35 local time
- Place: Turner Falls, MA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N182RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182RG-2021-01-30) (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: 3
- 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/19781022029629I

## Narrative

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

MAIN CHUTE DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT OPEN. RESERVE CHUTE TANGLED AROUND LINES OF THE MAIN CHUTE.

## Other reports on N182RG (1)

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

- [Incident 19830701040339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830701040339I), Jul 1, 1983: Cessna 182A (N182RG), Sunderland, MA, Minor damage. Engine quit after jumpers were deployed for an air show. Had 5 occupants on board four place aircraft.

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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