# Incident 19820403046869I: Cessna 182H, Phoenix, AZ, April 3, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1982, 15:45 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Ski-Hi Pioneer
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2435X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2435X-1992-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,303 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820403046869I

## Narrative

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

SKYDIVERS MAIN CHUTE TANGLED AND WAS CUT AWAY. RESERVE CHUTE NOT DEPLOYED.

## Other reports on N2435X (1)

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

- [Incident 19821121070559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821121070559I), Nov 21, 1982: Cessna 182H (N2435X), Phoenix, AZ, 1 fatal. Parachutist was unable to open main chute due to bridle line under breast strap. Reserve not deployed.

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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