19791116037549A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Livermore, CA · November 16, 1979

Date
November 16, 1979 · 17:55 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N97430
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA014
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
465 total66 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Flew VFR at night into area of low ceiling, heavy rain, mountainous terrain. Hit ground on upslope.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW VFR AT NIGHT INTO AREA OF LOW CEILING, HEAVY RAIN, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. HIT GROUND ON UPSLOPE.

NTSB investigation

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