# Accident 19730107005442A: Piper PA28140, 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: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N4160J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4160J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 525 in this make and model, 165 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/19730107005442A

## Narrative

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

LACK OF VIGILANCE CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL.PILOT OF OTHER ACFT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH TWR DIRECTIONS

## Other aircraft in the event

- N60997, Cessna 170A: [Accident 19730107005441A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730107005441A)

## 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: Piper PA-28 (N4160J), Hayward, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4160J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750126001399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750126001399A), Jan 26, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N4160J), Patterson, CA, Substantial damage. Acft encountered rail fence and embankment. Gust 30K.

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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