Cessna 180 N4576B
25 February 1966 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 February 1966 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N4576B, operated by Merrill Flight, was involved in an accident during in flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N4576B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Merrill Flight
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Parachute Jump-Air Show
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0042
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CHUTE OPENED PREMATURELY, MAN STRUCK.CABIN DOOR. MISC-CHUTIST TOO NEAR NEXT MAN, RIPCRD SNAGED EQUIP
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1966 | Cessna 180 | Easton Wash, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Cessna 180 | Tarentum Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Aero Marine de | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1966 | Cessna 180 | Leeville la, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1966 | Cessna 180A | Cordova Alas, Alaska, United States | MAC S Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1966 | Cessna 180 | Stowell Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1966 | Cessna 180 | Butte Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |