# NTSB OAK75DVD38: Cessna 140, N76138, Hayward, CA, June 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1974
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVD38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD38-130092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2525  74/6/23    HAYWARD,CALIF       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 19,
        TIME - 2000                    N76138              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CALIF              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ACFT STOLEN. PLT HAD NO OFFICIAL RECORD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76138](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76138-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 10535, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hayward

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740623027629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740623027629A), Jun 23, 1974: Cessna 140, Hayward, CA, Substantial damage. Acft stolen. Plt had no official record.

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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