# Accident 19850719032719A: Piper PA28181, Phelan, CA, July 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1985, 13:15 local time
- Place: Phelan, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4195° N, 117.4792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4195&lon=-117.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2640Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2640Q-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 115 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719032719A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT AIRFRAME FAILURE AFTER ENTERING AREA WITH HAIL. TURBULENCE AS REPORTED BY A BOEING 737. WAS WARNED BY ATC.

## 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 LAX85FA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA322), Jul 19, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N2640Q), Phelen, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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