SEA76FYE29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180C · Graham, WA · March 21, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 21, 1976
Place
Graham, WA · GRAHAM, WA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9280TCessna 180C
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760321005389A
Case key
153120

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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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3-0619  76/3/21    GRAHAM,WA           CESSNA 180C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 4000
        TIME - 1510                    N9280T              PX-  0  0  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUYALLUP,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIPCORD CAUGHT ON DOOR.CHUTE DEPLOYED ARND HORIZ STAB,PARTIAL SEP.ALL OCCUPANTS BAILED OUT OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N9280T
Reported as
Cessna 180C
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.