# Incident 19820818048259I: Cessna 182A, Wasilla, AK, August 18, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1982, 18:25 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6386B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6386B-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- 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/19820818048259I

## Narrative

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

SKYDIVERS  MAIN CHUTE FAILED AND WAS CUT AWAY. RESERVE CHUTE NOT USED. NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS FOUND BY AUTOPSY.

## Other reports on N6386B (3)

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

- [Incident 19890409023969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409023969I), Apr 9, 1989: Cessna 182A (N6386B), Roll, AZ, Damage unknown. Found aircraft crash landed on a dirt strip and empty. Witness warned away by 2 men. Aircraft stripped overnite.
- [Incident 19850706059199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706059199I), Jul 6, 1985: Cessna 182A (N6386B), Anchorage, AK. Diverted after engine sputtered and switching fuel tanks restored power. Pilot did not know how much fuel remained.
- [Accident 19830730036659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730036659A), Jul 30, 1983: Cessna 182A (N6386B), Sheridan, OR, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final approach for landing, aircraft hit fence short of runway. Fuel contamination found.

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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