# Accident 19800420010109A: Piper PA24, Grapevine, CA, April 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Grapevine, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9416° N, 118.9301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grapevine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9416&lon=-118.9301&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 PA24
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 108 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420010109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX80FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA086), Apr 20, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N6674P), Ngrapevine, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N6674P (1)

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

- [Accident 19740405008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740405008089A), Apr 5, 1974: Piper PA24400 (N6674P), La Verne, CA, Substantial damage. Started eng with excessive throttle. Parking brake didnt hold. Acft hit T-6 N3724G,minor dmg,& car.

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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