# Accident 19940430010439A: Cessna 182B, Ellijay, GA, April 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1994, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ellijay, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 34.6910° N, 84.4800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6910&lon=-84.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2673G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2673G) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940430010439A

## Narrative

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

CHUTE INADVERTENLY DEPLOYED STANDING IN DOORWAY. WRAPPED AROUND TAIL. TWISTED EMMANAGE. STATIC LINE BUMPED OR TIGHT

## 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 ATL94LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA087), Apr 30, 1994: Cessna 182B (N2673G), Ellijay, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE PARACHUTE BECAUSE OF THE JUMPMASTER'S INATTENTION TO THE STATIC LINE.

## Other reports on N2673G (1)

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

- [Incident 19930523019849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930523019849I), May 23, 1993: Cessna 182B (N2673G), Ellihay, GA, 1 fatal. Chutist making first static line jump. Pulled reserve ripcord 100 feet above ground. Inflated with main canopy.

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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