# Incident 19810613036979I: Cessna 172, St Matthews, SC, June 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: St Matthews, SC
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6638° N, 80.7776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Matthews, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6638&lon=-80.7776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6482E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6482E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 190 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810613036979I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE JUMPER CUT AWAY 60 FEET ABOVE WATER. KILLED ON IMPACT.

## Other reports on N6482E (1)

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

- [Accident 19760829027569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829027569A), Aug 29, 1976: Cessna 172 (N6482E), Neeses, SC, Substantial damage. Plt made suc ldg at arpt after collided with tree while looking out side window.

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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