# Incident 19800704059309I: Curtis TRVAIR4000, Newburyport, MA, July 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8123° N, 70.8866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburyport, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8123&lon=-70.8866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N674H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N674H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 (registry code 2621802, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR4000
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704059309I

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE BANNER TWO OPERATION. PILOT STRUCK AND DAMAGED A PARKED AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N674H (1)

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

- [Incident 20140610010539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140610010539I), Jun 10, 2014: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 (N674H), La Jolla, CA, No damage. The pilot stated that the engine began running rough and he began to lose power, so he made a precautionary landing on torrey pines golf course. He said that…

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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