Piper PA-22 N5916Z
1 March 1981 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 March 1981 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N5916Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N5916Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Salt Lake City, Ut → Mesa, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2301
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
STRUCK SIDE OF SANDSTONE BUTTE IN GRAND CANYON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Knik Glacier, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Rogers, Arkansas, United States | 43Z Flying CLU | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Weaverville, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Hess Creek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |