# Accident 19900809031779A: Cvac L13A, Hayward, CA, August 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1990, 10:50 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward Air Terminal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6702° N, 122.0790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6702&lon=-122.0790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13NH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13NH-1991-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13A (registry code 2420704, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-hops-l-13a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC L13A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,025 total, 25 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809031779A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. SMOKE IN CABIN. ELECTED TO LAND IN SCHOOL YARD. CRASH LANDED. ENGINE OIL DRAIN CAP MISSING.

## 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 LAX90DVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVD01), Aug 9, 1990: Convair L-13A (N13NH), Hayward, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: ABSENCE OF A OIL SYSTEM FITTING CAP.

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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