# NTSB NYC78FGM40: Cessna 180, N9227C, Freedom, PA, July 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Freedom, PA · FREEDOM, PA
- Location: 40.6851° N, 80.2536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freedom, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6851&lon=-80.2536&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGM40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2368  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9227C-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 31326 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780715015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715015559A), Jul 15, 1978: Cessna 180, Freedom, PA, Destroyed. Chute caught on seat belt. Hit horiz stab. 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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