# Incident 19871003080509I: Cessna 172, Edinburg, TX, October 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1987, 18:45 local time
- Place: Edinburg, TX
- Airport: Burch Airstrip
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 26.3017° N, 98.1633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edinburg, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3017&lon=-98.1633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6316E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6316E-1997-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871003080509I

## Narrative

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

MAIN CHUTE DID NOT OPEN. RESERVE CHUTE ENTANGLE WITH MAIN CHUTE. PACKED OWN CHUTE. DID NOT HOLD A PACKING LICENSE.

## Other reports on N6316E (1)

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

- [Incident 19861015058819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861015058819I), Oct 15, 1986: Cessna 172 (N6316E), Progresso, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft struck powerlines on final approach. Damage to cowling and propeller.

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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