# Accident 19941217044169A: Cessna 182A, Bowling Green, MO, December 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3298° N, 91.1893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3298&lon=-91.1893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6090B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6090B-1998-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941217044169A

## Narrative

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

SECOND JUMPERS RESERVE CHUTE DEPLOYED EXITING. JUMPER OK. CHUTE JAMMED ELEVATORS. LANDED OK. RESERVE CHUTE DEFECT.

## 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 CHI95LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA060), Dec 17, 1994: Cessna 182A (N6090B), Bowling Green, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE RESERVE PARACHUTE CABLE HOUSING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE PARACHUTE, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH, AND JAMMING OF, THE AIRCRAFT'S HORIZONTAL…

## Other reports on N6090B (1)

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

- [Incident 19781014030189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014030189I), Oct 14, 1978: Cessna 182A (N6090B), South Prairie, WA, 1 fatal. Main chute failed to deploy fully, jumper made no attempt to deploy reserve chute.

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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