# Incident 19790909048679I: Cessna 182B, Arcade, NY, September 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Arcade, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.5317° N, 78.4399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcade, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5317&lon=-78.4399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7238E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7238E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 200 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/19790909048679I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTIST KILLED WHEN HAND-DEPLOYED PILOT CHUTE BECAME ENTANGLED IN HARNESS BELLY BAND. MAIN CHUTE CUT LATE.

## Other reports on N7238E (1)

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

- [Incident 19840922057939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922057939I), Sep 22, 1984: Cessna 182B (N7238E), Arcade, NY, 1 fatal. Jumper failed to pull ripcord fully on main chute due to a harder than normal pull. Pulled wrong cord on reserve.

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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