# NTSB OAK66F0222: Piper PA-28, N8932W, Hayward, CA, March 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1966
- 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0222
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0222

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0561  66/3/16    HAYWARD CALIF       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 135
        TIME - 1503                    N8932W              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 8 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
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8932W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8932W-1976-06-17), registration cancelled 1976-06-17, S/N 28-10499 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hayward

## Other investigations on N8932W (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 OAK76FVA59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA59), May 3, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N8932W), Salida, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK66D0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0188), Feb 8, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8932W), Concord, 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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