# Accident 19730107005441A: Cessna 170A, Hayward, CA, January 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1973
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.6688° N, 122.0808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayward, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6688&lon=-122.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60997, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60997-1973-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 81 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73AP019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730107005441A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LACK OF VIGILANCE TOWER & OTHER PILOTS. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING WRONG RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4160J, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19730107005442A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730107005442A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK73AP019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP019), Jan 7, 1973: Cessna 150 (N60997), Hayward, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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