# Incident 19830925066589I: Cessna A185E, Gilbertsville, PA, September 25, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1983, 12:25 local time
- Place: Gilbertsville, PA
- Airport: New Hanover
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.3230° N, 75.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilbertsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3230&lon=-75.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1922U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1922U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925066589I

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER JUMPERS CHUTE. CUT AWAY. FELL FREE. ATTEMPTED TO OPEN RESERVE CHUTE. INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N1922U (3)

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

- [Incident 19920513018609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920513018609I), May 13, 1992: Cessna A185E (N1922U), Gilbertsville, PA, 1 fatal. Parachutist collided in mid-air with another sky diver while attempting a 5 man formation. Died in collision.
- [Incident 19870719046519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719046519I), Jul 19, 1987: Cessna A185E (N1922U), New Hanover, PA, 1 fatal. Chutist exited aircraft improperly. Foot became entangled in lines. Reserve and canopy entangled. Impacted ground.
- [Accident 19800907041679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907041679A), Sep 7, 1980: Cessna A185E (N1922U), Pottstown, PA, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing roll after hard landing. Right wheel snapped off.

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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