# NTSB FTW81DRA19: Cessna 182F, N3538Y, Houston, TX, March 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1981
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0985   81/3/8    HOUSTON,TX          CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2130                    N3538Y              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 43, 546 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- RESERVE CHUTE CAUGHT ON HORZ STAB DRNG DROP TOWING CHUTIST.NO KNIFE OR RES CHUTE RELEASE CARRIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3538Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3538Y-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N 18254438, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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 19810308038799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308038799A), Mar 8, 1981: Cessna 182, Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Jumpers reserve chute deployed as jumper was leaving airplane. Chute caught on elevator, came loose at 800 feet.

## Other investigations on N3538Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC72DCJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ57), Apr 7, 1972: Cessna 182F (N3538Y), Dannebrog, NE, substantial damage

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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