# Accident 19790507009579A: Cessna 414, San Francisco, CA, May 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1979, 04:50 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888AA-2000-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,455 total, 347 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507009579A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED INTO UNMARKED HOLE AFTER LEAVING RUNWAY ON WRONG SIDE OF BARRICADE.ATC FAILED TO WARN PILOT.

## 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 OAK79DVM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM23), May 7, 1979: Cessna 414 (N888AA), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N888AA (2)

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

- [Accident 19980528011239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980528011239A), May 28, 1998: Cessna 414 (N888AA), North Platte, NE, Destroyed. Catastrophic engine failure. Unable feather prop. Unable coope. Descended into trees. (.4)the airplane had just taken off and was at approximately 300 AGL when…
- [Incident 19890512011439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890512011439I), May 12, 1989: Cessna 414 (N888AA), Byron, CA, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed during landing. Investigating possible failure of downlock mechanism.

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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