Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 182A N5878B

1 November 1974 · Livermore, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 1 November 1974 at about 20:43 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N5878B, operated by Merideth Bros., was involved in an accident during static near Livermore, California, United States. 5 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:43
Classification
Accident
Location
Livermore, California, United States
Nearest airport
Livermore Muni
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 182A
Registration
N5878B
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Merideth Bros.
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Parachute Jump
Phase of flight
Static
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Moonlight-Bright)
NTSB number
3-3310

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 1 0 0 4

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

PAX WALKED INTO PROP.PAX WAS PARTIALLY DEAF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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