# NTSB OAK66A0008: Lockheed PV-2, N7671C, Hayward, CA, September 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1965
- Place: Hayward, CA · HAYWARD, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0862   65/9/7    HAYWARD CALIF       LOCKHEED PV-2       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 12000
        TIME - 1624                    N7671C              PX-  1  1  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ERRORS MADE IN MODIFICATION WORK AND LOADING RESULTED OUT OF LIMITS AFT C.G-NO 377 FILED WITH FAA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7671C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7671C-1966-01-18), registration cancelled 1966-01-18, S/N 15-1120 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED PV-2
- Registry model: [Lockheed PV-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-2) (registry code 5260106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hayward

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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