Cessna 180 N4743B
30 October 1971 · Portage, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 October 1971 at about 14:10 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N4743B was involved in an accident during in flight near Portage, Michigan, United States. 5 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 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portage, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Austin Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N4743B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Parachute Jump
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3891
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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
JUMPMASTERS RESERVE CHUTE DEPLOYED PRIOR TO HIS EXIT.DMG TO R DR POST W PX PULLED OUT BY CHUTE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180B | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Omah Sky Diver | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Cessna 180 | Seldovia, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1971 | Cessna 180H | Hartwell, Georgia, United States | Transcontinent | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1971 | Cessna 180 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | Evergreen Lodg | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1971 | Cessna 180 | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1971 | Cessna 180H | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | Quality Aircra | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |