# Incident 20170422012979I: Cessna 182F, Barre, NY, April 22, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2017, 18:30 local time
- Place: Barre, NY
- Airport: Pine Hill
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 43.1735° N, 78.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PINE HILL (9G6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1735&lon=-78.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3549Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3549Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170422012979I

## Narrative

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

PINEHILL AIRPORT: TIME OF FATAL PARACHUTE ACCIDENT APPROX. 1830 ? 1900 HOURS 27-37 YEAR OLD MALE: 700+ CIVILIAN JUMPS PLUS EX-MILITARY JUMPER; JUMP ALTITUDE: 5500 - 6000 FEET AGL. MAIN CHUTE DEPLOYED DURING DESCENT, MAIN CHUTE WAS CUT AWAY FROM HARNESS VIA CUT AWAY HANDLE.  THE CUTAWAY HANDLE/LAYARDS WERE FOUND 20 - 40 FEET FROM THE VICTIM.  THE MAIN CHUTE WAS FOUND 30-40 FEET FROM THE VICTIM.  THE RESERVE CHUTE WAS NOT OPENED. NTSB NOTIFIED BY COMM CENTER: NTSB RESPONSE WAS THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN THE CASE.

## Other reports on N3549Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20210321005719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210321005719I), Mar 21, 2021: Cessna 182F (N3549Y), Albion, NY, No damage. Pilot departed Pine Hill Airport with a load of skydivers and after the skydivers departed the aircraft and the aircraft was descending, the engine began to…
- [Incident 20090801012999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090801012999I), Aug 1, 2009: Cessna 182F (N3549Y), Boise, ID, No damage. (-23) Shortly after departure, the pilot was contacted by another pilot on the ground who stated the CE-182 nose gear appeared to be turned 90 degrees. A fly…

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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