# Incident 19971123043109I: Cessna 182, Quincy, FL, November 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1997, 16:30 local time
- Place: Quincy, FL
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 30.5660° N, 84.5858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5660&lon=-84.5858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N810W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971123043109I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING ACCELERATED FREE FALL TRAINING, INSTRUCTOR SCOTT SMITH IMPACTED WITH STUDENT, INSTRUCTOR IMPACTED GROUND FATALITY. STUDENT DRIFTED OFF AND HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AS OF 11/24/97. STUDENT WAS FOUND 11/28/97. ALSO FATAL.

## Other reports on N810W (1)

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

- [Incident 19890813046039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813046039I), Aug 13, 1989: Cessna 182B (N810W), Lexington, MO, Minor damage. Nose gear folded on landing rollout. Nose tire blew. Wheel assembly had circumferential failure.

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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