# Incident 19950716022849I: Cessna 172N, July 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N258ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950716022849I

## Narrative

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

OPENED CHUTE AFTER FREE FALL. CHUTE BEGAN TO SPIN. RESULT FATAL IMPACT.LEFT CHUTE BRAKE FOUND UNDONE,CAUSED SPIN.

## Other reports on N258ER (2)

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

- [Accident 19950329005991A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950329005991A), Mar 29, 1995: Cessna 172C (N258ER), Paris, TN, Substantial damage. On left downwind to rwy, prior to turning base aircraft was struck from above by an ultralight, both landed safely.
- [Incident 19890120007699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890120007699I), Jan 20, 1989: Cessna 172N (N258ER), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Student failed to maintain directional control on a crosswind landing. Aircraft veered off runway.

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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