Cessna 180 N55RC
5 October 1974 · Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 October 1974 at about 11:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N55RC, operated by Northeast Penn, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hazelton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N55RC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Northeast Penn
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Parachute Jump
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3743
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 INADVERTENTLY OPENED, JUMPER HIT DOOR POST DMGNG FUSELAGE & CAUSING AILERON TO BIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 1974 | Cessna 180 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1974 | Cessna 180A | Tanana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1974 | Cessna 180 | Niland, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jun 1974 | Cessna 180 | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | Reciprocals In | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1974 | Cessna 180H | Lander, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1974 | Cessna 180 | Heyburn, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |