# Incident 19890128008839I: Cessna 182A, Chester, SC, January 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1989, 13:25 local time
- Place: Chester, SC
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 34.7023° N, 81.2078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7023&lon=-81.2078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2198G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2198G) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128008839I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE JUMPER FAILED TO ACTIVATE EITHER MAIN OR RESERVE CHUTE. NO WITNESSES AND NO MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N2198G (2)

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

- [Accident 20240707014489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240707014489A), Jul 7, 2024: Cessna 182A (N2198G), Nebo, NC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On July 07, 2024, at approximately 2106 eastern standard time (EST), a 1958 Cessna 182 was destroyed as it impacted the side of a mountain located in…
- [Incident 19790510100299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790510100299I), May 10, 1979: Cessna 182 (N2198G), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Downwind takeoff aborted. Unable to stop on runway. Hit a tree. Pilot stated wind changed during takeoff roll.

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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