- Date
- March 5, 1972
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2973ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165815
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0618 72/3/5 LAS VEGAS,NEV CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 216 TIME - 1335 N2973A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - N.LAS VEGAS TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- STUDENT JUMPER IN DOOR,RESERVE CHUTE PREMATURELY DEPLOYED DRAGGING HIM FROM ACFT.HIT HRZNTL STAB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2973A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- N.Las Vegas Term
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