# Incident 19820616031439I: Cessna 140, Hayward, CA, June 16, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1982, 23:00 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward Air Termi
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N1988N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1988N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 15 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820616031439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETURNED AT NIGHT TO FIND AIRPORT IFR. WAS DIRECTED TO VFR AIRPORT. LANDED AND TAXIED INTO RUNWAY SIGN.

## Other reports on N1988N (1)

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

- [Incident 19840930055779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840930055779I), Sep 30, 1984: Cessna 140 (N1988N), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Pilot was operating in wind conditions that was approaching maximum crosswind for type of aircraft.

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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