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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Houston, TX · March 8, 1981

Date
March 8, 1981 · 15:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Spring Creek
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3538Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DRA19
Reported as
Cessna 182
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
546 total17 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Jumpers reserve chute deployed as jumper was leaving airplane. Chute caught on elevator, came loose at 800 feet.

As the FAA filed it

JUMPERS RESERVE CHUTE DEPLOYED AS JUMPER WAS LEAVING AIRPLANE. CHUTE CAUGHT ON ELEVATOR, CAME LOOSE AT 800 FEET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.