# Incident 19960519018349I: Cessna 182, Huntington, WV, May 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1996
- Place: Huntington, WV
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 38.4093° N, 82.4335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4093&lon=-82.4335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6235A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6235A) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519018349I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT, PILOT, AND SKYDIVING EQUIPMENT ALL O.K., NOT A FACTOR IN INCIDENT. AFTER FREEFALL FROM 10,000 AGL TO 3,500 AGL, JUMPER PULLED BRIDLE CORD INSTEAD OF HAND DEPLOY PILOT CHUTE. WHEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT DEPLOYING MAIN, HE PULLED CUTAWAY HANDLE BUT NEVER PULLED RESERVE HANDLE. NO AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION DEVICE (AAD) INSTALLED. NO CANOPY DEPLOYED BEFORE IMPACT. IMPACT INJURIES FATAL TO JUMPER. NO OTHER PERSONS OR PROPERTY DAMAGED. THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6235A (1)

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

- [Incident 20250730009619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250730009619I), Jul 30, 2025: Cessna 182 (N6235A), Tulsa, OK, No damage. On July 30th, 2025, the pilot in command (PIC) was decending into 2F6 airport and reported engine failure. The PIC followed procedures for a rough engine,…

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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