# Incident 19951013038819I: Cessna 182, Marshall, MI, October 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1995, 17:15 local time
- Place: Marshall, MI
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 42.2652° N, 84.9742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2652&lon=-84.9742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5445B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5445B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013038819I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 13, 1995 AT 1715 EDT, MR. MIKE RAY A STUDENT SPORTS PARACHUTIST AND A U.S.P.A. CERTIFICATED TANDEM INSTRUCTOR PARACHUTIST A HIGHLY SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED TANDEM INSTRUCTOR WERE FATALLY INJURED DURING A TANDEM SPORTS PARACHUTE JUMP. THE MAIN PARACHUTE MANUFACTURED BY RELATIVE WORKSHOP, INC. MODEL VTC III FAILED AND THE RESERVE PARACHUTE MANUFACTURED BY RELATIVE WORKSHOP, INC. MODEL VECTOR II, TSO60C23B, P/N 3601108, A/N20181 PROPERLY PACKED BY A SENIOR RIGGER ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1995 AND HAD BEEN ACTIVATED BY BOTH THE AUTOMATIC OPENING DEVICE AND THE INSTRUCTOR, FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE PILOT, CHUTE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE RISERS OF THE MAIN PARACHUTE WHICH WAS STILL IN THE VICINITY. BOTH JUMPERS WERE AFFILIATED WITH THE SKYDIVE MICHIGAN PARACHUTE CLUB. THIS OFFICE REQUESTED A REVIEW OF EXEMPTION #4943 D DOCKET 23869 WHICH IS ISSUED TO STRONG ENTERPRISES INC. AND THE RELATIVE WORKSHOP, INC., FOR EXEMPTION FROM FAR PART 105.43(A).

## Other reports on N5445B (3)

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

- [Incident 19940717048109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717048109I), Jul 17, 1994: Cessna 182 (N5445B), Marshall, MI, 1 fatal. Main chute failed fully deploy. Reserve not used. Auto opener off.
- [Accident 19821003050339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050339A), Oct 3, 1982: Cessna 182 (N5445B), Shenandoah, OH, Substantial damage. Parachute jumper hit horizontal stabilizer when exiting aircraft resulting in jammed rudder and elevator.
- [Incident 19780820049109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820049109I), Aug 20, 1978: Cessna 182 (N5445B), Greenwich, OH. Jumper released main chute and held onto main ripcord which tangled with emergency pack.

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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