# Incident 19840930055779I: Cessna 140, Oakland, CA, September 30, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1984, 17:00 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 30 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840930055779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS OPERATING IN WIND CONDITIONS THAT WAS APPROACHING MAXIMUM CROSSWIND FOR TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1988N (1)

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

- [Incident 19820616031439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820616031439I), Jun 16, 1982: Cessna 140 (N1988N), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Pilot returned at night to find airport IFR. Was directed to VFR airport. Landed and taxied into runway sign.

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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