# Incident 19790923050559I: Cessna 182, East Moriches, NY, September 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Airport: Spadaros
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.8088° N, 72.7566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Moriches, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8088&lon=-72.7566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5732B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5732B-2012-09-25) (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: 1,300 total, 0 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/19790923050559I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER TANGLED IN ANOTHER'S CHUTE MADE UNNECESSARY CUT AWAY AND DEPLOYED RESERVE. NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO OPEN.

## Other reports on N5732B (1)

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

- [Incident 19890520030109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520030109I), May 20, 1989: Cessna 182 (N5732B), East Moriches, NY, 1 fatal. Student repeatedly rolled into chute lines. Broke away from main and deployed reserve too late. Victims first jump.

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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