# Incident 20030413006149I: Cessna 182, Trafalgar, IN, April 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2003, 15:15 local time
- Place: Trafalgar, IN
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4124° N, 86.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trafalgar, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4124&lon=-86.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41GC) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 140 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030413006149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DROPPING SKYDIVERS AT 11,500 ON THE SECOND DROP STARTED DESCENT LEFT WING DOWN. AT 5000 FT ENGINE QUIT. TRIED TO RESTART NUMEROUS TIMES AND AT 3500 FT PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN AGRICULTURAL FIELD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

## Other reports on N41GC (2)

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

- [Incident 19850616038269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850616038269I), Jun 16, 1985: Cessna 182 (N41GC), Franklin, IN, 1 fatal. Jumper failed to open chute and shortly after chute departed jumpers back.
- [Accident 19750728024739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750728024739A), Jul 28, 1975: Cessna 182 (N41GC), Covington, LA, Substantial damage. Lnd on nose gr. Plt had 14HRS drg last 24.

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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