# Incident 19810725052999I: Cessna 182, Elmendorf, TX, July 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Elmendorf, TX
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 29.2526° N, 98.3140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmendorf, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2526&lon=-98.3140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5827B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5827B-2017-05-22) (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: 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/19810725052999I

## Narrative

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

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 19890702019029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702019029A), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna 182 (N5827B), Elmendorf, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on descent after parachute drop. Landed short of runway and ran through chain fence.
- [Incident 19820707037839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707037839I), Jul 7, 1982: Cessna 182 (N5827B), Elmendorf, TX, 1 fatal. Sky diver delayed opening chute untill too late, was fatally injured.
- [Incident 19810214011649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214011649I), Feb 14, 1981: Cessna 182 (N5827B), San Antonio, TX, 1 fatal. Zx main parachute separated from jumper using borrowed chute. Releases on this chute and his were different.

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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