# Incident 19890325023349I: Cessna 182C, Wamego, KS, March 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1989, 14:40 local time
- Place: Wamego, KS
- Airport: Wamego Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.1979° N, 96.2589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAMEGO MUNI (69K), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1979&lon=-96.2589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8993T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8993T) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 180 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325023349I

## Narrative

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

SKY DIVERS CHUTE DID NOT INFLATE. ENTERED SPIN. RESERVE DEPLOYED TOO LOW TO BE EFFECTIVE. PILOT FLYING FOR HIRE.

## Other reports on N8993T (1)

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

- [Accident 19780509024459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509024459A), May 9, 1978: Cessna 182C (N8993T), Simmler, CA, Substantial damage

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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