# Incident 19980809027389I: Cessna 182, Reno, NV, August 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1998, 17:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4912D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4912D-2015-05-11) (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 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980809027389I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTE JUMPER, NAME KATHLEEN AULD, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: NEW JUMPER, SECOND JUMP OF DAY AND THIRD TOTAL JUMP, JUMPER HAD COMPLETED INITIAL TRAINING AT THIS DROP ZONE APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS PREVIOUS. CLUB AFFILATION: NO CLUB AFFILATION. PARACHUTES AND PACKING RECORDS: MAIN CHUTE A STAR TRAC 270, RESERVE A SECURITY 26 FOOT FOUR LINE/LOPO, PACKED ON 17 JUN 98 WITH PACKING RECORD IN PACKAGE CONTINER WITH SEAL.

## Other reports on N4912D (4)

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

- [Incident 19920809045359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809045359I), Aug 9, 1992: Cessna 182A (N4912D), Reno, NV, 1 fatal. Chutist was observed releasing main chute and falling to ground. Pulled reserve chute too late. Gave false name.
- [Incident 19870614036749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870614036749I), Jun 14, 1987: Cessna 182A (N4912D), Stead, NV. The student jumper stalled his parachute and fell to the ground backwards.
- [Incident 19801011073599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011073599I), Oct 11, 1980: Cessna 182A (N4912D), Pacoima, CA. Landed on highway after running low on fuel.
- [Incident 19800322045519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322045519I), Mar 22, 1980: Cessna 182A (N4912D), Reno, NV. Engine lost power on base leg. Suspected carburetor ice.

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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