# Incident 19800907069509I: Cessna 182B, Kennewick, WA, September 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1980, 15:03 local time
- Place: Kennewick, WA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 46.1976° N, 119.1759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennewick, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1976&lon=-119.1759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7143E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7143E) (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: 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/19800907069509I

## Narrative

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

JUMPERS MAIN CHUTE DID NOT INFLATE, WAS RELEASED, RESERVE CHUTE WAS NOT DEPLOYED.

## Other reports on N7143E (2)

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

- [Accident 20241223020969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241223020969A), Dec 23, 2024: Cessna 182B (N7143E), Waimea, HI, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed home station of dillingham airfield (phdh) on the morning of 23 December 2024 at approximately 0900 local HST. Aircraft performed touch and…
- [Accident 19781009033139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009033139A), Oct 9, 1978: Cessna 182H (N7143E), Ozona, TX, Substantial damage

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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