Piper PA-28R N4649J

Summary

On 5 July 1969 at about 09:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N4649J, operated by Flight Educati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 July 1969 at 09:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R

Registration

N4649J

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Flight Educati

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Bryce Canyon, Ut

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-2917

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT SHOULD HAVE RETURNED TO ARPT OR CHOSE LOWER ALT.REPORTED DIFFICULT TO CLIMB, GR WILL NOT RETRCT

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.