# NTSB LAX80FA126: Cessna 310, N4832B, Tracy, CA, July 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1980
- Place: Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3283  80/7/25  NR.TRACY,CA           CESSNA 310          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 2125
        TIME - 1455                    N4832B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW JERUSALEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN JOSE,CA                 RETURN                       NEW JERUSALEM,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PRACTICING FORMATION FLT ROUTINE FOR AIRSHOW,3RD LOW PASS DN RWY,WINGMAN BROKE L,WINGTIP CNTD GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4832B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4832B-1982-09-30), registration cancelled 1982-09-30, S/N 35132 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: New Jerusalem

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800725031959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800725031959A), Jul 25, 1980: Cessna 310, Tracy, CA, Destroyed. Low formation pass over airport. Broke to left, rolled to near inverted. Wing hit ground. Aircraft cartwheeled.

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.

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