19730323006669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180E · Livermore, CA · March 23, 1973

Date
March 23, 1973
Place
Livermore, CA
Airport
Livermore
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7869A
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK73AP029
Reported as
Cessna 180E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,803 total4 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Followed parachutists to grnd,buzzed drop zone,then lost ctl in low alt aerobatic maneuver.

As the FAA filed it

FOLLOWED PARACHUTISTS TO GRND,BUZZED DROP ZONE,THEN LOST CTL IN LOW ALT AEROBATIC MANEUVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.