# NTSB MKC76FCG31: Cessna 180, N41CH, Edgerton, KS, November 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1975
- Place: Edgerton, KS · EDGERTON, KS
- Location: 38.7693° N, 94.9651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgerton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7693&lon=-94.9651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3469   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41CH), registered now, S/N 32319, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19751102035589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751102035589A), Nov 2, 1975: Cessna 180, Edgerton, KS, Substantial damage. Chute opened parachutist struck tail of acft. Personnel-cord not unplugged fm auto chute opener

## Other investigations on N41CH (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW73FRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD07), Sep 19, 1972: Cessna 180 (N41CH), Patterson, LA, substantial damage

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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