# Incident 19870704038409I: Cessna 182, Piedmont, OK, July 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Piedmont, OK
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.6420° N, 97.7464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedmont, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6420&lon=-97.7464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6493A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6493A) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704038409I

## Narrative

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

CHUTIST WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A PIPE BARRIER ON LANDING AND IMPACTED IN AN UNSTABLE POSITION.

## Other reports on N6493A (2)

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

- [Accident 19980728023979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980728023979A), Jul 28, 1998: Cessna 182 (N6493A), California City, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power. Crash landed in desert. (.19)on July 28, 1998, at 1515 hours pacific daylight itme, a Cessna 182, N6493A, experienced a loss of engine power during…
- [Incident 19870620048119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870620048119I), Jun 20, 1987: Cessna 182 (N6493A), Cushing, OK, 1 fatal. Using a slow opening chute became alarmed and cut away too soon. Also failed to thumb reserve d ring. Fatal impact.

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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