# Incident 19860928067669I: Cessna 182A, Tecumseh, MI, September 28, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.0061° N, 83.9445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0061&lon=-83.9445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3939D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3939D) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/19860928067669I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO OPEN CHUTE AS SOON AS HE DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. CHUTIST TUMBLED AND CORDS OF CHUTE TANGLED. IMPACTED GROUND.

## Other reports on N3939D (2)

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

- [Accident 19890702024599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702024599A), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna 182A (N3939D), Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Hit embankment,nosed over on forced landing. Carburetor icing suspect. Metal in oil screen
- [Accident 19790812021409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812021409A), Aug 12, 1979: Cessna 182 (N3939D), Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. Left spring steel landing gear strut broke during landing on sod, parallel to runway.

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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