# Incident 20040524010419I: Cessna 172N, Hayward, CA, May 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2004
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N734NG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734NG-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,308 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040524010419I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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