# NTSB OAK73AP029: Cessna 180A, N7869A, Livermore, CA, March 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1973
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73AP029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7869A-1973-06-24), registration cancelled 1973-06-24, S/N 32766 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Livermore

## 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 19730323006669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730323006669A), Mar 23, 1973: Cessna 180E, Livermore, CA, Destroyed. Followed parachutists to grnd,buzzed drop zone,then lost ctl in low alt aerobatic maneuver.

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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