Cessna 180A N7869A
23 March 1973 · Livermore, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 March 1973 at about 17:47 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N7869A was involved in an accident during in flight near Livermore, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Livermore, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Livermore
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180A
- Registration
- N7869A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Parachute Jump
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Napa, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0452
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FOLLOWED PARACHUTISTS TO GRND, BUZZED DROP ZONE, THEN LOST CTL IN LOW ALT AEROBATIC MANEUVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Sheridan, Oregon, United States | Pacific Parach | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1973 | Cessna 180H | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1973 | Cessna 180 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Columbine Para | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1973 | Cessna 180D | Cooper Ldg, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 18 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180A | Glendo, Wyoming, United States | Tulakes Aviati | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | Archway Aviati | No injuries | - |