# Accident 19740405008089A: Piper PA24400, La Verne, CA, April 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1974
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Airport: Brackett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 34.0917° N, 117.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRACKETT FLD (POC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0917&lon=-117.7818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6674P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6674P-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 15 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740405008089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STARTED ENG WITH EXCESSIVE THROTTLE.PARKING BRAKE DIDNT HOLD.ACFT HIT T-6 N3724G,MINOR DMG,& CAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX74DUG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG49), Apr 5, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N6674P), La Verne, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6674P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800420010109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420010109A), Apr 20, 1980: Piper PA24 (N6674P), Grapevine, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Wing separated in flight from severe turbulence in mountain pass, 50MPH wind. No weather briefing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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