# Incident 19840721053939I: Cessna 182, Freeport, IL, July 21, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1984, 11:15 local time
- Place: Freeport, IL
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2890° N, 89.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2890&lon=-89.6343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6222A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6222A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 350 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721053939I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN. FIRST JUMP. FAILED TO POSITION HIMSELF PROPERLY PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT OF THE PARACHUTE.

## Other reports on N6222A (1)

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

- [Incident 19941218041609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941218041609I), Dec 18, 1994: Cessna 182 (N6222A), Lake Wales, FL, 1 fatal. Unable deploy main chute. Cut it away but failed to deploy reserve chute. Verlcro on main chute in poor condition.

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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