# NTSB CHI73DEG31: Cessna 180, N77GC, Xenia, OH, May 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1973
- Place: Xenia, OH · XENIA, OH
- Location: 39.6831° N, 83.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Xenia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6831&lon=-83.9408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2026  73/5/26    XENIA,OHIO          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1220
        TIME - 1700                    N77GC               PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT XENIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          XENIA,OHIO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- PARACHUTE CLUB. INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OR REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO ACFT OPNS WHILE JUMPERS ARE LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N77GC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Port Xenia

## 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 19730526018699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526018699A), May 26, 1973: Cessna 180, Xenia, OH. Parachute club. Inadequate supervision or regulations relative to acft opns while jumpers are ldg.

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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