# Accident 19870331080402A: Cessna 172N, Oakland, CA, March 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1987, 09:58 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8106° N, 122.3005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8106&lon=-122.3005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75584-1987-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331080402A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLIDED WITH N39614 WHILE CLIMBING OUTBOUND. BOTH CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. ATC AND AIRPORT OPERATOR FAULTED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N39614, Piper PA32RT300: [Accident 19870331080401A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331080401A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA87MA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA023), Mar 31, 1987: Cessna 172N (N75584), Oakland, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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