ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 11877
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 July 1966 |
| Time: | 04:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5749Y |
| MSN: | 27-2873 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hayward, Alameda County, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hayward Executive Airport,Hayward, California (HWD/KHWD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec N5749Y: Written off (destroyed) July 27 1966 when stalled and crashed at Hayward, Alameda County, California. The pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. The wreckage landed in a shallow salt pond. The Pilot's blood alcohol level 0.10 percent. According to the official NTSB Report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
WEATHER - LOW CEILING - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
SKY CONDITION : CLOUD CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE - OVERCAST 800 FEET"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: OAK67A0014: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=23907&key=0
2. https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayward_Executive_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Nov-2020 19:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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