Cessna 180J N7779K accident near Oakland, California, April 10, 2025

Cessna 180J, registration N7779K, was involved in an accident near Oakland, California on April 10, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA132 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 15 minutes of the flight after departing the Oakland Intl area (KOAK), reaching a maximum of 0 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:47 UTC, on the ground, about 3 km from Oakland Intl (KOAK).

The nearest weather report, from KOAK (3 km away), showed wind 260° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 25,000 ft (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Cessna 180J registered in United States (Mode S AA86A5).

This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.

Key facts

Date
April 10, 2025
Location
Oakland, California
Aircraft
Cessna 180J
Registration
N7779K
Injuries
None
NTSB case
WPR25LA132 (Completed)
Departure area
Oakland Intl (KOAK)
Nearest airport
Oakland Intl (KOAK)
Recorded flight
15 min, max 0 ft
Last recorded position
21:47 UTC, on the ground

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA132; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.