# NTSB OAK78FVD35: Piper PA-28, N410FL, Hayward, CA, May 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1978
- 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0727   78/5/7    HAYWARD,CA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1022                    N410FL              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N410FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410FL-1981-09-30), registration cancelled 1981-09-30, S/N 28-7125187, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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 19780507008479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780507008479A), May 7, 1978: Piper PA28140, Hayward, 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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