# Accident 19830528064579A: Cessna 182F, Tallassee, AL, May 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tallassee, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5301° N, 85.8901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5301&lon=-85.8901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3112U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3112U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 147 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528064579A

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE JUMPER HIT HORIZONTAL STABILZER DURING PREMATURE OPENING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA222), May 28, 1983: Cessna 182F (N3112U), Tallassee, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3112U (1)

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

- [Incident 19840101002649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840101002649I), Jan 1, 1984: Cessna 182 (N3112U), Eutaw, AL, 1 fatal. Main chute horseshoed. Failed to cutaway. Opened reserve that fouled in main chute. Hand deployed pilot chute.

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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