# NTSB CHI70FBJ34: Cessna 180, N2836A, Saginaw, MI, June 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1970
- Place: Saginaw, MI · SAGINAW, MI
- Location: 43.4177° N, 83.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4177&lon=-83.9547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2383   70/6/6    SAGINAW,MICH        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1110                    N2836A              PX-  0  0  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 41, 1330 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            317 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAGINAW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAGINAW,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-JUMP MASTERS RESERVE CHUTE OPENED INSIDE ACFT
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- JUMP MASTER PULLED INTO SLIPSTREAM,HIT ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2836A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2836A), registered now, S/N 30036, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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
- Airport: Saginaw

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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