# NTSB OAK75AP018: Cessna 182A, N5878B, Livermore, CA, November 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1974
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3310   74/11/1   LIVERMORE,CALIF     CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1915
        TIME - 2043                    N5878B              PX-  1  0  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 452 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERMORE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX WALKED INTO PROP.PAX WAS PARTIALLY DEAF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5878B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5878B), registered now, S/N 33878, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor 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 19741101037449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741101037449A), Nov 1, 1974: Cessna 182A, Livermore, CA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Pax walked into prop. Pax was partially deaf.

## Other investigations on N5878B (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA67F0112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0112), Aug 19, 1966: Cessna 182-A (N5878B), Crescent Lke, OR, substantial damage

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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