# NTSB OAK66F0179: Mooney 20A, N6552B, Hayward, CA, December 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0179

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3799  65/12/31   HAYWARD CALIF       MOONEY 20A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 340
        TIME - 1645                    N6552B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6552B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6552B-1974-08-20), registration cancelled 1974-08-20, S/N 1222 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hayward

## Other investigations on N6552B (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 LAX74AL068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL068), Apr 5, 1974: Mooney M20A (N6552B), San Frnando, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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