# NTSB LAX84LA503: Cessna 172N, N7338F, Hayward, CA, September 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 9, 1984, 09:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Coordinates: 37.669433, -122.080535 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6694&lon=-122.0805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA503
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24418/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA503

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - wing,spar - buckled (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, driver of vehicle (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, driver of vehicle (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 28 ON THE TAXIWAY THE ACFT WAS OVERTAKEN BY A VW BUS WHICH HIT THE ACFTS LEFT WING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7338F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7338F), registered now, S/N 17273251, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17273251
- Airframe hours: 2250
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Aviation Training Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; airline transport, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 4,484 total, 2,277 in this make and model, 4,317 as pilot in command, 308 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840909065239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840909065239A), Sep 9, 1984: Cessna 172N, Hayward, CA, Substantial damage. Was overtaken and struck on the left wing by a volkswagen bus while taxiing for takeoff.

## Other investigations on N7338F (2)

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 LAX86LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA196), Apr 27, 1986: Cessna 172N (N7338F), Columbia, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX85LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA363), Aug 23, 1985: Cessna 172N (N7338F), Turlock, CA, substantial damage

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.

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