# NTSB MIA68S0002: Cessna 182, N5403B, Rockledge, FL, September 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1967
- Place: Rockledge, FL · ROCKLEDGE, FL
- Location: 28.3215° N, 80.7379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockledge, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3215&lon=-80.7379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68S0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68S0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0010  67/9/24    ROCKLEDGE,FLA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 419
        TIME - 1120                    N5403B              PX-  1  0  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENS AIR PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- JUMPERS PARACHUTE WAS NOT OPENED PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT.SUICIDE NOTES FND IN JUMPERS POSSESSIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5403B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5403B-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N 33403, 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: No damage
- Airport: Greens Air Park

## Other investigations on N5403B (2)

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 OAK76DVG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG30), Oct 24, 1975: Cessna 182 (N5403B), Davis, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68S0001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68S0001), Aug 20, 1967: Cessna 182 (N5403B), Rockledge, FL, incident, no damage, 1 fatal

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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