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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Hayward, CA · May 24, 2004

Date: May 24, 2004
Place: Hayward, CA
Airport: Hayward Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N734NG
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,308 total

N734NGRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2018 · Cessna 172NS/N 17268979 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On or about may 24, 2004, Mr. John allen curran jr., FAA certified commercial pilot, certificate number #573956705, failed to perform a complete preflight inspection on Cessna CE-172-N, N734NG. Mr. Curran failed to ensure enough fuel was onboard for the intended flight. As a result a forced landing on I-580 just west of strobridge avenue, near the highway 238 interchange, about 8:25 a.m. about three miles north of the Hayward airport (hwd), steve tress California highway patrol officer reported. The aircraft is equipped with two fuel tanks, each of which holds 21.5 gallons total, 40 gallons of which are useable. The evidence shows that prior to departure Mr. Curran did not perform a visual inspection of the fuel tanks or top off the fuel tanks with fuel. As a result the aircraft performed a forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OR ABOUT MAY 24, 2004, MR. JOHN ALLEN CURRAN JR., FAA CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL PILOT, CERTIFICATE NUMBER #573956705, FAILED TO PERFORM A COMPLETE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION ON CESSNA CE-172-N, N734NG. MR. CURRAN FAILED TO ENSURE ENOUGH FUEL WAS ONBOARD FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT. AS A RESULT A FORCED LANDING ON I-580 JUST WEST OF STROBRIDGE AVENUE, NEAR THE HIGHWAY 238 INTERCHANGE, ABOUT 8:25 A.M. ABOUT THREE MILES NORTH OF THE HAYWARD AIRPORT (HWD), STEVE TRESS CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH TWO FUEL TANKS, EACH OF WHICH HOLDS 21.5 GALLONS TOTAL, 40 GALLONS OF WHICH ARE USEABLE. THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE MR. CURRAN DID NOT PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS OR TOP OFF THE FUEL TANKS WITH FUEL. AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING.