# Accident 19850427016089A: Cessna 182B, Bayou La Batre, AL, April 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1985, 16:44 local time
- Place: Bayou La Batre, AL
- Airport: Roy E Ray
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 30.4002° N, 88.2510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4002&lon=-88.2510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2688G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2688G-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 219 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427016089A

## Narrative

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

JUMPERS PARACHUTE OPENED AND PULLED HIM OUT OF AIRPLANE. STRUCK STABILIZER, PILOT LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED ALSO.

## 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 ATL85LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA150), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 182B (N2688G), Bayou La Batre, AL, destroyed

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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