# Incident 19790612015609I: Cessna 182, Bristol, WI, June 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Bristol, WI
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5589° N, 88.0492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5589&lon=-88.0492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5553B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5553B-2010-06-29) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 512 total, 70 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/19790612015609I

## Narrative

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

BOOTH WONDER HOG DOUBLE BACK PACK FAILED, RESERVE CHUTE RIP CORD NOT PULLED FAR ENOUGH, PINS STILL INSERTED.

## Other reports on N5553B (3)

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

- [Incident 20051001031169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051001031169I), Oct 1, 2005: Cessna 182 (N5553B), Williamston, MI, Minor damage. (-23) After the last skydiver jumped the pilot started his descent and headed back to the airport. The windshield blew-out during his descent. The pilot…
- [Incident 19950513016229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950513016229I), May 13, 1995: Cessna 182 (N5553B), Brockport, NY. Narrative: on may 13, 1995, at para tech airport, Brockport, new york, Mr. Ed pendzik, making his second static line jump, upon landing, broke his leg. Mr.…
- [Incident 19930806033359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806033359I), Aug 6, 1993: Cessna 182 (N5553B), Clarkson, NY. Skydivers exited aircraft after rochester ats reported other traffic to pilot.

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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