# Accident 19910504063219A: Cessna 182A, Fentress, TX, May 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1991, 14:48 local time
- Place: Fentress, TX
- Airport: Fentress Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7491° N, 97.7798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7491&lon=-97.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6172B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172B-1992-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910504063219A

## Narrative

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

JUMPERS AWAY. SPIRAL DESCENT. NON APPROVED JUMP DOOR CAUSED FLUTTER. DOOR WINDOW SEPARATED. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW91FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA072), May 4, 1991: Cessna 182A (N6172B), Fentress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAJOR MODIFICATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE OPERATOR, AND THE RESULTANT SEPARATION OF THE DOOR, WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD. A FACTOR WAS THE INSTALLATION OF A NON APPROVED JUMP DOOR.

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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