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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182 · Elmendorf, TX · July 25, 1981

Date: July 25, 1981 · 20:00 local
Place: Elmendorf, TX
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Aircraft: N5827B
Reported as: Cessna 182
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5827BRegistration cancelled May 22, 2017 · Cessna 182S/N 33827 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 182 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Jumpers collided after breaking formation and opening chutes. Reserve chutes also tangled when opened.

As the FAA filed it

JUMPERS COLLIDED AFTER BREAKING FORMATION AND OPENING CHUTES. RESERVE CHUTES ALSO TANGLED WHEN OPENED.

Other reports on N5827B · 3

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

Accident 19890702019029AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Elmendorf, TXEngine quit on descent after parachute drop. Landed short of runway and ran through chain fence.Jul 2, 1989 · Substantial damage Incident 19820707037839INormal Cruise · Elmendorf, TXSky diver delayed opening chute untill too late, was fatally injured.Jul 7, 1982 · 1 fatal Incident 19810214011649ISan Antonio, TXZx main parachute separated from jumper using borrowed chute. Releases on this chute and his were different.Feb 14, 1981 · 1 fatal