# Incident 19800210021079I: Cessna 182A, Harrisburg, OR, February 10, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1980
- Place: Harrisburg, OR
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 44.2703° N, 123.1626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2703&lon=-123.1626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6163B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6163B-2013-10-23) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 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/19800210021079I

## Narrative

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

DURING PARACHUTE JUMP, ONE OF THE JUMPERS FAILED TO DEPLOY MAIN CHUTE, THEN EMERGENCY CHUTE DEPLOYED TOO LATE.

## Other reports on N6163B (1)

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

- [Accident 19800928050539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928050539A), Sep 28, 1980: Cessna 182A (N6163B), Harrisburg, OR, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on approach to airport. Crash-landed 135 feet short of 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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