# Incident 19910608029449I: Cessna 182A, Tocsin, IN, June 8, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Tocsin, IN
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 40.8311° N, 85.1072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tocsin, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8311&lon=-85.1072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4941D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4941D-2020-08-02) (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
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,041 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910608029449I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER FELL TO HIS DEATH DUE TO NON-SEQUENTIAL DEPLOYMENT OF PARACHUTE EQUIPMENT. RESERVE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED.

## Other reports on N4941D (2)

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

- [Accident 19971005047399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971005047399A), Oct 5, 1997: Cessna 182A (N4941D), Elkton, MD, Substantial damage. (-16) Due to the layout of the airport, it is possible to taxi an airplane onto the runway and stop with the nose of the aircraft clear of the runway and the…
- [Incident 19890812066119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812066119I), Aug 12, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4941D), Tocsin, IN, 1 fatal. Jumpers main chute did not activate. Only pilot deployed. Reserve did not deploy. Rip cord wrapped around armpit.

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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