# Incident 19790915049139I: Cessna 182, Tecumseh, MI, September 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1979, 19:20 local time
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Airport: Al Meyer
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.0061° N, 83.9445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0061&lon=-83.9445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5552B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5552B-2013-04-22) (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: 5,000 total, 3,000 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/19790915049139I

## Narrative

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

TWO JUMPERS ENTANGLED CHUTES. CUT AWAY AND OPENED RESERVE. ONE DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL 200 FEET, FATAL TO JUMPER.

## Other reports on N5552B (3)

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

- [Incident 19950912037439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950912037439I), Sep 12, 1995: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Tecumseh, MI, Minor damage. Static line attach fitting in aircraft failed. Main chute failed deploy. Reserve chute deployed partially. Hit pond.
- [Incident 19860706060769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706060769I), Jul 6, 1986: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Milan, MI. Low oil pressure and rough engine. Landed safely with engine shutdown. Piston separated in number 5 cylinder.
- [Accident 19810517026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026049A), May 17, 1981: Cessna 182 (N5552B), Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. Slow acceleration. Aborted takeoff too late. Ran off end of runway into trees. Airplane near gross. Short runway.

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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