# Incident 19781112019639I: Cessna 182, Sparta, IL, November 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sparta, IL
- Airport: Community
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.1395° N, 89.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1395&lon=-89.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5302B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5302B-2016-09-26) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 250 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/19781112019639I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN PROPERY RESULTING IN FATALITY.

## Other reports on N5302B (2)

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

- [Incident 19960503012669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960503012669I), May 3, 1996: Cessna 182 (N5302B), Vandalia, IL, 1 fatal. Narrative: parachute jumper received fatal injuries on may 3, 1996, at 11:00 p.m. after failing to deploy the parachute at a safe altitude.
- [Incident 19930808033499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808033499I), Aug 8, 1993: Cessna 182 (N5302B), Vandalia, IL, 1 fatal. Chutist fatally injured after free fall. Main canopy was not opened. Coroners report suggest hear attack.

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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