# Incident 19781022029639I: Cessna 182A, Hillsboro, IL, October 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1978, 16:45 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, IL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1749° N, 89.4722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1749&lon=-89.4722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4890D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4890D-1981-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 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/19781022029639I

## Narrative

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

JUMPERS MAIN CHUTE DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT OPEN. WAS UNABLE TO DEPLOY THE RESERVE CHUTE.

## Other reports on N4890D (2)

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

- [Accident 19790901036509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901036509A), Sep 1, 1979: Cessna 182A (N4890D), Hillsboro, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot was descending from 7500 ft where he had let parachute jumpers out. Engine failed on final.
- [Accident 19771008041099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771008041099A), Oct 8, 1977: Cessna 182A (N4890D), Greenville, IL, Substantial damage. Cause of obstruction not determined. Lndd short.

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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