# NTSB MIA78FKJ55: Cessna 182, N6306B, Elberta, AL, June 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Elberta, AL · ELBERTA, AL
- Location: 30.3736° N, 87.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elberta, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3736&lon=-87.5959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKJ55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1433  78/6/25    ELBERTA,AL          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 390
        TIME - 1430                    N6306B              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELBERTA,AL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PREMATURE CHUTE OPENING
        REMARKS- WING,HORIZONTAL STAB DMGD.LNDD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6306B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6306B), registered now, S/N 34206 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Horak Fld

## 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 19780625016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625016289A), Jun 25, 1978: Cessna 182H, Elberta, AL, Substantial damage. Wing,horizontal stab dmgd. Lndd ok. Misc-premature chopening

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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