MKC76FCG31

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Edgerton, KS · November 2, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 2, 1975
Place
Edgerton, KS · EDGERTON, KS
Injuries
1 serious, 4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N41CHCessna 180
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751102035589A
Case key
151586

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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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3-3469   75/11/2   EDGERTON,KS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 566
        TIME - 1630                    N41CH               PX-  0  1  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDGERTON,KS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
          PERSONNEL-CORD NOT UNPLUGGED FM AUTO CHUTE OPENER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        REMARKS- CHUTE OPENED PARACHUTIST STRUCK TAIL OF ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N41CH
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N41CH · 1

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