# Incident 19970731028069I: Cessna 182A, Jean, NV, July 31, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 35.7683° N, 115.3296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JEAN (0L7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7683&lon=-115.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3888D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3888D) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 50 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970731028069I

## Narrative

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

JUMPER WAS PHOTOGRAPHING TADEM JUM CHUTE FAILED TO DEPLOY.

## Other reports on N3888D (3)

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

- [Incident 19970906034369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906034369I), Sep 6, 1997: Cessna 182A (N3888D), Jean, NV. Narrative: parachute jumper linda walk was on her eighth jump. She had previously made four tandem jumps and this was her forth solo jump. She was affiliated…
- [Incident 19940515016739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940515016739I), May 15, 1994: Cessna 182A (N3888D), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Hit runway lights.
- [Incident 19930103001689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930103001689I), Jan 3, 1993: Cessna 182A (N3888D), Las Vegas, NV. Engine lost power on final approach. Landed safely. Suspect air may have entered fuel line and caused loss of power

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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