19800420010109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA24 · Grapevine, CA · April 20, 1980

Date
April 20, 1980 · 20:00 local
Place
Grapevine, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6674P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA086
Reported as
Piper PA24
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total108 in this make and model91 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Wing separated in flight from severe turbulence in mountain pass, 50MPH wind. No weather briefing.

As the FAA filed it

WING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT FROM SEVERE TURBULENCE IN MOUNTAIN PASS, 50MPH WIND. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N6674P · 1

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