# Incident 19890521041349I: Cessna 172N, North Royalton, OH, May 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1989, 13:10 local time
- Place: North Royalton, OH
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 41.3159° N, 81.7481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Royalton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3159&lon=-81.7481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1571E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1571E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521041349I

## Narrative

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

CHUTIST MAIN CHUTE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH ANOTHER CHUTE. MAIN CHUTES WERE CUT AWAY. ONE DID DEPLOY RESERVE CHUTE.

## Other reports on N1571E (2)

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

- [Incident 19980531018039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980531018039I), May 31, 1998: Cessna 172N (N1571E), Mosby, MO, Minor damage. Hard landing nose strut bolt sheared allowed strut to collapse
- [Accident 19920112000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920112000399A), Jan 12, 1992: Cessna 172N (N1571E), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route IFR. Nosed over on forced landing. Carb heat box had separated from exhaust system.

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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