# Incident 19790804030009I: Cessna 182, Waterman, IL, August 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Waterman, IL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.7656° N, 88.7631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterman, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7656&lon=-88.7631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3756D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3756D) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 800 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/19790804030009I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER FAILED TO DEPLOY CHUTE. AUTOMATIC OPENING DEVICE FAILED TO ACTIVATE AS CALIBRATED.

## Other reports on N3756D (2)

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

- [Incident 19850803063549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850803063549I), Aug 3, 1985: Cessna 182A (N3756D), Hinckley, IL, 1 fatal. Main container closed and did not unpack. Throwout chute jammed in pouch. Chute poorly packed by jumper.
- [Incident 19830706061689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830706061689I), Jul 6, 1983: Cessna 182 (N3756D), Hinckley, IL, 1 fatal. Jumper fell on his back. Main chute streamered. Failed to open reserve chute. Auto device had fired.

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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