# NTSB OAK67D0256: Cessna 120, N2507N, Hayward, CA, October 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0256

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0963  66/10/30   HAYWARD CALIF       CESSNA 120          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N2507N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 489 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD AIR TERM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- INST TOLD STUDENT TURN MAG SWITCHES OFF. INST HAND PROPPED ENG.WAS STRUCK BY PROP.MAG SWITCHES OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2507N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2507N-1976-06-04), registration cancelled 1976-06-04, S/N 12764, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Hayward Air Term

## Other investigations on N2507N (3)

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 OAK71DVD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVD11), Sep 12, 1970: Cessna 120 (N2507N), Novato, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69D0387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0387), Mar 8, 1969: Cessna 140 (N2507N), Medford, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1582](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1582), May 3, 1964: Cessna 120 (N2507N), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed

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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