# NTSB OAK77DVD49: Maule M4-220, N2053U, Hayward, CA, August 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1977
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVD49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1945  77/8/14    HAYWARD,CA          MAULE M4-220        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 170
        TIME - 1447                    N2053U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD AIR TERMN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CA                  STOCKTON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2053U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2053U-2017-10-27), registration cancelled 2017-10-27, S/N 2045C, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M4-220
- Registry model: [Maule M-4-220C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-4-220c) (registry code 5460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 220](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-220) (registry code 27041, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hayward Air Termn

## 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 19770814026769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770814026769A), Aug 14, 1977: Maule M4220C, Hayward, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2053U (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 DCA88WA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88WA057), Apr 25, 1988: Maule M4 (N2053U), Watson Lake, Canada, incident, no damage
- [NTSB NYC73FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA03), Jul 11, 1972: Maule M4220C (N2053U), Winchester, VA, 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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