# NTSB CHI76DEE31: Cessna 182, N6206A, Kankakee, IL, November 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1975
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEE31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3862  75/11/22   KANKAKEE,IL         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 330
        TIME - 1200                    N6206A              PX-  0  0  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANKAKEE,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- PARACHUTIST ON ACFT STEP. PARACHUTE OPENED PREMATURELY. HIT HORIZONTAL STAB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6206A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6206A), registered now, S/N 33006, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751122038099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751122038099A), Nov 22, 1975: Cessna 182, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Parachutist on acft step. Parachute opened prematurely. Hit horizontal stab.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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