MKC70DCG26

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Ozark, MO · May 3, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1970
Place
Ozark, MO · OZARK, MO
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9480CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report February 18, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
128049

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1953   70/5/3    OZARK,MO            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N9480C              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 39, 1860 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            73 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR PARK SOUTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OZARK,MO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-CHUTE UNINTNTLY OPENED,CAUGHT,BENT HORIZ STAB
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT UNCTL,ALL JUMPERS AND PLT BAILED OUT OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N9480C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Air Park South

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.