# NTSB LAX79FVM33: Piper PA-28, N3012, Redwood City, CA, September 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1979
- Place: Redwood City, CA · REDWOOD CITY, CA
- Location: 37.5153° N, 122.2137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redwood City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5153&lon=-122.2137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FVM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2436  79/9/29  NR.REDWOOD CITY,CA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 283
        TIME - 2245                    N3012               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPA,CA                     SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
        REMARKS- ACFT CROSSED BELOW FLT PATH OF DC-10 AT(OR DESCENDING TO)4000FT APRX 30SEC AFTER IT PASSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3012 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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