# Incident 19960625022979I: Cessna 182A, Dorcester, MA, June 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1996, 20:30 local time
- Place: Dorcester, MA
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Aircraft: N2001G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2001G-2002-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960625022979I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FOUR, HIGHLY QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED JUMPERS, THREE FROM THE "HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, FLYING ELVIS' COMPANY", EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT 5,000 FEET. TWO (2) JUMPERS OPENED THEIR PARACHUTES AT 3,000 FEET AND 2 OPENED THEIR PARACHUTES AT 2,500 FEET. ALL JUMPERS MISSED THE TOUCHDOWN ZONES. THE HIGH OPENING JUMPERS LANDED IN THE WATER. THE JUMPERS OPENING AT 2,000 FEET LANDED ON SHORE. MR. JAMES BAZARTH RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. MR. RAYMOND E. SAYLES SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE PACKING RECORDS FOR THE VECTER II PARACHUTE SHOWED THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS LAST REPACKED OCTOBER 18, 1989. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2001G (1)

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

- [Accident 19990918046059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918046059A), Sep 18, 1999: Cessna 182A (N2001G), Pepperell, MA, No damage. (-23) Upon landing the nose wheel assembly failed at the attachment point with the oleo strut. That failure caused the nose to fall resulting in propeller…

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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