# NTSB OAK78FVD08: Piper PA-23, N1302P, Hayward, CA, October 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3657  77/10/31   HAYWARD,CA          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1040                    N1302P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 2673 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD AIR TRMNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CA                  OAKLAND,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL FACILITY SHUT DOWN FOLLOWING DAY DUE TO FUEL CONTIMINATION.CONTAINED COTTON FIBERS & ADHESIVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1302P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1302P-2009-05-08), registration cancelled 2009-05-08, S/N 23-342, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hayward Air Trmnl

## 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 19771031037399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771031037399A), Oct 31, 1977: Piper PA23, Hayward, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel facility shut down following day due to fuel contimination. Contained cotton fibers & adhesive

## Other investigations on N1302P (1)

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 OAK78DVD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD14), Jan 22, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N1302P), San Francisco, CA, 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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