# Accident 19790901036509A: Cessna 182A, Hillsboro, IL, September 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1979, 15:20 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, IL
- Airport: Hillsboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.1445° N, 89.4570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hillsboro Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1445&lon=-89.4570&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
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 15 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEV30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901036509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DESCENDING FROM 7500 FT WHERE HE HAD LET PARACHUTE JUMPERS OUT. ENGINE FAILED ON FINAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FEV30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV30), Sep 1, 1979: Cessna 182A (N4890D), Hillsboro, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4890D (2)

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

- [Incident 19781022029639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029639I), Oct 22, 1978: Cessna 182A (N4890D), Hillsboro, IL, 1 fatal. Jumpers main chute deployed but did not open. Was unable to deploy the reserve chute.
- [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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