# Incident 19830731044029I: Cessna 182, Elmire, NY, July 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1983, 13:32 local time
- Place: Elmire, NY
- Airport: Chemung County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Aircraft: N9907B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9907B) (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 182
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731044029I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER KILLED WHEN MAIN CHUTE DEPLOYED BUT WAS SPINNING. RESERVED CHUTE DEPLOYED. UNABLE TO INFLATE HIS RESERVE.

## Other reports on N9907B (3)

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

- [Accident 20170423008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170423008509A), Apr 23, 2017: Cessna 182A (N9907B), Ovid, NY, Substantial damage. On 4/23/2017 Cessna 182A N9907B Sn: 34307, suffered engine failure / loss of power, and landed short of the runway at Ovid Airport (D82) at 1250 EDT. Aircraft…
- [Incident 20030914032659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030914032659I), Sep 14, 2003: Cessna 182A (N9907B), Ovid, NY, 1 fatal. (-23) On Sunday, September 14, 2003, during skydiving activities from Ovid airport, Ovid NY, a fatal skydiving incident occurred. The jumper exited the…
- [Incident 19870516036829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516036829I), May 16, 1987: Cessna 182A (N9907B), Ovid, NY, 1 fatal. The student parachutist impacted the ground. The main canopy cut away for unknown reasons. Reserve opened late.

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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