Temco TT-1 accident near Hayward, California, July 20, 1987
On July 20, 1987 at about 1:00 am local time, a Temco TT-1, registered N8K, was destroyed in an accident near Hayward, California (Hayward airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 20, 1987 · about 1:00 am local time · cases in 1987
- Place
- Hayward, California · Hayward · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Temco TT-1
- Registration
- N8K · registry record · serial 144227B
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AFTER AN EXTENDED DESCENT AT IDLE, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT AS THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO REDUCE THE RATE OF DESCENT. DURING A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND TELEPHONE WIRES. AFTER COMING TO REST, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY GROUND FIRE. DURING AN EXAM OF THE ENGINE, THE DAMAGED FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS REMOVED FOR TESTING. HOWEVER, NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE OR FUEL CONTROL WAS FOUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 12,284 hours in all; 245 in this make and model; 55 in the last 90 days; 12,093 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 131 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 1, 1986; 131 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,400 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Ge J-85-17 (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: HWD at 11:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 28L, 5,156 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:30 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N8K on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Temco 131 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Ge J-85-17 22 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Hayward Executive · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,080 since 1982 · 1,096 in the last ten years
- California 28,134 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/LAX87DVD03.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.