# NTSB UNK66X0126: Cessna 180, N4576B, Anchorage, AK, February 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1966
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0042  66/2/25    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1629
        TIME - 1500                    N4576B              PX-  0  1  2  PARAJUMP-AIR SHOW         TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
          MISC-CHUTIST TOO NEAR NEXT MAN,RIPCRD SNAGED EQUIP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- CHUTE OPENED PREMATURELY,MAN STRUCK.CABIN DOOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4576B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4576B-1970-06-17), registration cancelled 1970-06-17, S/N 31475 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill Field

## Other investigations on N4576B (3)

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.

- [NTSB ANC69A0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0040), Feb 5, 1969: Cessna 180 (N4576B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC67A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0046), Nov 27, 1966: Cessna 180 (N4576B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3036), Jul 25, 1964: Cessna 180 (N4576B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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