- Date
- July 12, 1972
- Place
- Hayward, CA · HAYWARD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9707JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166682
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0535 72/7/12 HAYWARD,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 263 TIME - 1915 N9707J PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD AIR TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAYWARD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- HIT STREET LT POLE 20 FT AGL 1468 FT FROM THRESHOLD. SUN WAS JUST ABOVE HORIZON FACING PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9707J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hayward Air Term
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