Cessna 182D accident near Carlisle, Arkansas, December 15, 1991
On December 15, 1991 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Cessna 182D, registered N8883X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Carlisle, Arkansas (Carlisle airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PARACHUTE JUMPER'S RESERVE PARACHUTE INADVERTENTLY OPENING, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, RESULTING IN THE JUMPER IMPACTING THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 15, 1991 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Carlisle, Arkansas · Carlisle · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182D · all 182Ds on the register
- Registration
- N8883X · registry record · serial 18253283
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A DAYTIME FLIGHT, MANEUVERING AT 8,500 FEET MSL, A PARACHUTE JUMPER EXITED THE AIRPLANE TO POSITION ON THE RIGHT WING STRUT IN PREPARATION FOR THE JUMP. THE JUMPER'S RESERVE PARACHUTE INADVERTENTLY OPENED AND THE JUMPER WAS PULLED FROM THE STRUT AND IMPACTED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENDING THE SPAR. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 589 hours in all; 98 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 539 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Other NTSB records under N8883X the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW92LA047.