# Incident 19850803063549I: Cessna 182A, Hinckley, IL, August 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hinckley, IL
- Airport: Hinckley
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.7709° N, 88.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HINCKLEY (0C2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7709&lon=-88.7034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3756D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3756D) (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 182A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850803063549I

## Narrative

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

MAIN CONTAINER CLOSED AND DID NOT UNPACK. THROWOUT CHUTE JAMMED IN POUCH. CHUTE POORLY PACKED BY JUMPER.

## Other reports on N3756D (2)

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

- [Incident 19830706061689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830706061689I), Jul 6, 1983: Cessna 182 (N3756D), Hinckley, IL, 1 fatal. Jumper fell on his back. Main chute streamered. Failed to open reserve chute. Auto device had fired.
- [Incident 19790804030009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804030009I), Aug 4, 1979: Cessna 182 (N3756D), Waterman, IL, 1 fatal. Jumper failed to deploy chute. Automatic opening device failed to activate as calibrated.

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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