Piper PA-31 N54727
25 June 1977 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 June 1977 at about 10:00 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N54727, operated by Orco Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 9 people were on board and 5 died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N54727
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Orco Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Riverside, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3962
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
OIL LKG FM R ENG, FEATHERED.NO MALF FND.DIDNT BOOST L ENG PWR.LDG ON PLATEAU.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | Great Lakes AE | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Cheektowaga, New York, United States | Corporate Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Ithaca, New York, United States | Air Exec | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Grayling, Michigan, United States | Chief.assoc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Delaware, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | CAL Air Commut | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |