# Accident 19880427011479A: Piper PA31350, Hayward, CA, April 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1988, 00:14 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward Air Terminal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HLRA
- Location: 37.6694° N, 122.0795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6694&lon=-122.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3588Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3588Y-1991-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,557 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427011479A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLOR FEATHERED WHEN GOVERNOR FAILED. EMERGENCY LANDING. HIT TRUCK ON FREEWAY.

## 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 LAX88FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA169), Apr 27, 1988: Piper PA-31-350 (N3588Y), Hayward, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO DETECT AN UNCOMMANDED PROPELLER FEATHERING PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK.

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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