- Date
- July 15, 1978
- Place
- Freedom, PA · FREEDOM, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9227CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780715015559A
- Case key
- 140755
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2368 78/7/15 FREEDOM,PA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1500 N9227C PX- 0 0 4 OTHER 2975 TOTAL HOURS, 2001 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREEDOM,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-PREMATURE CHUTE OPENING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE REMARKS- CHUTE CAUGHT ON SEAT BELT.HIT HORIZ STAB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9227C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.