# Incident 19870927072709I: Cessna STC182, Mead, WA, September 27, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1987, 11:15 local time
- Place: Mead, WA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 47.7795° N, 117.3499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mead, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7795&lon=-117.3499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5048D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5048D-1995-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC182
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927072709I

## Narrative

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

FREE FALL CHUTISTS COLLIDED RENDERING BOTH UNCONSCIOUS. AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE DEPLOYED CHUTE ON ONE JUMPER.

## Other reports on N5048D (1)

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

- [Accident 19910516016279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910516016279A), May 16, 1991: Cessna 182A (N5048D), Mead, WA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout with four jumpers on board. Overshot open field. Servere carburetor icing conditions.

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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