# Incident 19790826032739I: Cessna 182A, Vincent, AL, August 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Vincent, AL
- Airport: Bates
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3831° N, 86.4025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vincent, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3831&lon=-86.4025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4857D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4857D) (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 182A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 328 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/19790826032739I

## Narrative

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

SKYDIVERS PILOT CHUTE STRUCK STABILIZER OF 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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