# Incident 19910704034169I: Cessna 182B, Ellington, CT, July 4, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1991, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Ellington Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (7B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2516G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2516G-2003-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704034169I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER BECAME UNSTABLE DURING FREE FALL. DEPLOYED MAIN CHUTE BUT TANGLED IN RISERS. CAUGHT HER NECK. PASSED OUT.

## Other reports on N2516G (3)

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

- [Accident 20020624013609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020624013609A), Jun 24, 2002: Cessna 182B (N2516G), Ellington, CT, No damage. (.19) On June 24, 2002, about 1615 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182B, N2516G, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in Ellington, Connecticut.…
- [Incident 19910414014619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414014619I), Apr 14, 1991: Cessna 182B (N2516G), Ellington, CT. Two jumpers collided in midair. Canopies became entangled. Cut away and deployed reserve chutes. One injured.
- [Incident 19821107069689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821107069689I), Nov 7, 1982: Cessna 182B (N2516G), Ellington, CT, 1 fatal. Jumper deployed parachute too late to avoid fatal ground collision during a free fall hookup jump.

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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