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.
privacy data omitted Departed Livermore municipal airport on runway 7 for the pattern. Shortly after takeoff the pilot reported that his door had popped open off departure and advised that he would come back. privacy data omitted Started to descend and ATC advised him multiple times to climb. There was no response and the pilot crashed ½ mile off departure end. The aircraft slammed into a concrete block storage facility and the pilot was extricated and taken to the hospital.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 7 FOR THE PATTERN. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS DOOR HAD POPPED OPEN OFF DEPARTURE AND ADVISED THAT HE WOULD COME BACK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED TO DESCEND AND ATC ADVISED HIM MULTIPLE TIMES TO CLIMB. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND THE PILOT CRASHED ½ MILE OFF DEPARTURE END. THE AIRCRAFT SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK STORAGE FACILITY AND THE PILOT WAS EXTRICATED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.