# Incident 19931003051559I: Cessna 182A, Orange, VA, October 3, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1993, 13:30 local time
- Place: Orange, VA
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2472° N, 78.0456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (OMH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2472&lon=-78.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6079B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6079B) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003051559I

## Narrative

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

CHUTISTS CHUTE COLLAPSED AT 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND. FOUND SEVERAL CELL DIVIDERS TORN ADJACENT TO CROSS PORTS.

## Other reports on N6079B (1)

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

- [Accident 20261003013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20261003013119A), Oct 3, 2026: Cessna 182A (N6079B), Alliance, OH, Minor damage. After dropping jumpers, pilot returned to airport (lee field 2D1) landing on 27. Previously departed from rwy 9. Reported wx at kcak 031451Z 08010KT 10SM…

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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