# Accident 19751102035589A: Cessna 180, Edgerton, KS, November 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1975
- Place: Edgerton, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.7693° N, 94.9651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgerton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7693&lon=-94.9651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 127 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751102035589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CHUTE OPENED PARACHUTIST STRUCK TAIL OF ACFT. PERSONNEL-CORD NOT UNPLUGGED FM AUTO CHUTE OPENER

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC76FCG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG31), Nov 2, 1975: Cessna 180 (N41CH), Edgerton, KS, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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