# Incident 19880515030599I: Cessna 182A, Malone, NY, May 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1988, 19:00 local time
- Place: Malone, NY
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 44.8482° N, 74.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malone, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8482&lon=-74.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5051D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5051D) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515030599I

## Narrative

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

JUMPERS MAIN AND RESERVE CHUTES OPENED AND TANGLED. JUMPER WAS FATALY INJURED.

## Other reports on N5051D (1)

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

- [Accident 19740602015609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602015609A), Jun 2, 1974: Cessna 182A (N5051D), Malone, NY, Substantial damage. 1St jumper,premature parachute release. Risers hit horiz stab causing partial separation.

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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