# Incident 19880814049909I: Cessna 182C, Helena, MT, August 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1988, 10:56 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8771T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8771T-2011-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814049909I

## Narrative

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

CHUTIST MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND MADE A TURN TOO CLOSE TO GROUND. LANDED ON AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE INJURING HIS BACK.

## Other reports on N8771T (2)

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

- [Accident 20070512007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070512007969A), May 12, 2007: Cessna 182C (N8771T), Kalispell, MT, Destroyed, 5 fatal. (-23) At approximately 1015 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182, N8771T, registered to [privacy data omitted] impacted the ground short of runway 32 at Carson…
- [Incident 19800426046299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426046299I), Apr 26, 1980: Cessna 182C (N8771T), Kindred, ND, 1 fatal. Parachutist making first jump, main chute opened, was cut loose. Safety chute did not open.

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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