# NTSB SEA76FYE29: Cessna 180C, N9280T, Graham, WA, March 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1976
- Place: Graham, WA · GRAHAM, WA
- Location: 47.0529° N, 122.2943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graham, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0529&lon=-122.2943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0619  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9280T-1976-05-27), registration cancelled 1976-05-27, S/N 50780 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (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 19760321005389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760321005389A), Mar 21, 1976: Cessna 180C, Graham, WA, Destroyed. Ripcord caught on door. Chute deployed arnd horiz stab,partial sep. All occupants bailed out ok.

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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