# NTSB NYC82FNA02: Cessna 182, N8776T, East Pepperell, MA, October 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1981
- Place: East Pepperell, MA · EAST PEPPERELL, MA
- Location: 42.6625° N, 71.5621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Pepperell, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6625&lon=-71.5621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FNA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3049  81/10/10   EAST PEPPERELL,MA   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1415                    N8776T              PX-  0  1  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            34, 1975 TOTAL HOURS, 122
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST PEPPERELL,MA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PREMATURE CHUTE OPENING
        REMARKS- RESERVE CHUTE OPENED IN ACFT,JERKED CHUTIST OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8776T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8776T-2021-10-29), registration cancelled 2021-10-29, S/N 52676, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (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 19811010069489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010069489A), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 182C, Pepperell, MA, Substantial damage. Jumpers chest pack opened near exit. Jumper hit door and damaged door frame when chute opened and jerked him out.

## Other investigations on N8776T (3)

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 NYC86LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA082), Mar 2, 1986: Cessna 182 (N8776T), Pepperell, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78DNA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DNA07), Oct 2, 1977: Cessna 182C (N8776T), Pepperell, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75FKG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG18), Aug 19, 1974: Cessna 182C (N8776T), Hampton, GA, 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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