- Date
- March 23, 1973
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7869ACessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730323006669A
- Case key
- 169820
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0452 73/3/23 LIVERMORE,CALIF CESSNA 180A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 4803 TIME - 1747 N7869A PX- 0 0 0 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIVERMORE,CALIF NAPA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED REMARKS- FOLLOWED PARACHUTISTS TO GRND,BUZZED DROP ZONE,THEN LOST CTL IN LOW ALT AEROBATIC MANEUVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7869A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Livermore
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.