# NTSB LAX82DVD02: Wilder OFA-1, N42308, Livermore, CA, October 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1981
- Place: Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DVD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2329  81/10/31   LIVERMORE,CA        WILDER OFA-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 156
        TIME - 0900                    N42308              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERMORE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ONAN B48M ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N42308 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WILDER OFA-1
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Livermore Muni

## 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 19811031070899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031070899A), Oct 31, 1981: Amtrqk QUICKIE, Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed short during approach for landing after engine quit.

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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