# Incident 19810215003779I: Cessna 182, Chippewa Falls, WI, February 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1981, 15:50 local time
- Place: Chippewa Falls, WI
- Airport: Private
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9347° N, 91.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chippewa Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9347&lon=-91.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5392B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5392B-2013-07-19) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 180 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/19810215003779I

## Narrative

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

ZX PARACHUTE JUMPER FREE FELL THROUGH ANOTHER JUMPERS PARACHUTE. BOTH APPEARED TO BE UNCONSCIOUS AFTER COLLIDING.

## Other reports on N5392B (2)

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

- [Accident 19820612021869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820612021869A), Jun 12, 1982: Cessna 182 (N5392B), Milford, IA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel over airport, after dropping a banner. Crash landed in a hayfield adjacent to runway.
- [Incident 19791104056729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104056729I), Nov 4, 1979: Cessna 182 (N5392B), Chippewa Falls, WI, 1 fatal. Parachutist killed when hit powerlines while operating on reserve chute.

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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