# NTSB DEN73FTM26: Cessna 182, N2306G, Sandy, UT, April 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1973
- Place: Sandy, UT · SANDY, UT
- Location: 40.5717° N, 111.8499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5717&lon=-111.8499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1013  73/4/25    SANDY,UT            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1800
        TIME - 1650                    N2306G              PX-  0  0  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDY,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PARACHUTE OPENED INADVERTENTLY IN CABIN.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- SIDE OF FUSELAGE & R ELEV & STAB DMGD.BAILED OUT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2306G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2306G-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 51606 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730425009919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730425009919A), Apr 25, 1973: Cessna 182H, Sandy, UT, Destroyed. Side of fuselage & r elev & stab dmgd. Bailed outmisc-parachute opened inadvertently in cabin.

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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