Plane Crash List

Piper PA28-151 N6892J

19 February 1983 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 February 1983 at about 18:09 local time, a Piper PA28-151 registered N6892J, operated by Grasshopper Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:09
Classification
Accident
Location
Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Grand Canyon (GCN)
Coordinates
36.0301, -112.0206
Aircraft
Piper PA28-151
Registration
N6892J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Grasshopper Flying Club
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Phoenix → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX83LA107

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

THE ACFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE FLARE FOR LANDING AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING AND WIND WARNING. HE STATED THAT THE ACFT FLOATED ABOUT 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AFTER HE FLARED BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN. AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL SO THE PILOT CHOPPED THE POWER TO LAND. THE LANDING WAS OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE WIND WAS FROM 320 DEGREES AT 12 KTS. GUSTING TO 20 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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