# Incident 20040704012739I: Cessna 182B, Pine Haven, WY, July 4, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2004, 13:40 local time
- Place: Pine Haven, WY
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 44.3534° N, 104.8105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Haven, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3534&lon=-104.8105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2725G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2725G-2012-08-27) (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 182B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704012739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) GROUP OF JUMPERS WERE SKYDIVING OVER A DROP ZONE. ONE JUMPER TURNED HIS CHUTE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AT THE LAST MINUTE CAUSING JUMPER TO HIT THE GROUND HARD. JUMPER SUSTAINED COMPOUND FRACTURE TO HIS LEG. 1. JUMPER: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 2. EXPERIENCE: 4 YEARS 3. CLUB: UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION 4. TYPE OF PARACHUTE AND PACKING RECORDS: SAFIRE, 150. PACKED THAT MORNING BY HIMSELF 7/4/04. 5. PARACHUTER COUNSELED ON SAFE MANEUVERING CLOSE TO THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N2725G (3)

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

- [Accident 20040906020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906020939A), Sep 6, 2004: Cessna 182B (N2725G), Gillette, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) While in cruise from casper, WY to Gillette, WY, the engine started to run rough. The pilot turned the magnetos off due to the engine making a very loud…
- [Incident 19830821061949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821061949I), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 182B (N2725G), Casper, WY, Minor damage. Struck a parked car taxiing to ramp. Taxiway was muddy and obstructed by several paraked cars.
- [Incident 19780704042029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042029I), Jul 4, 1978: Cessna 182 (N2725G), Casper, WY. A jumper was injured during demostration jump while in turn oscillation and hit harder due to higher elevation.

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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