Piper PA-32R-301T N3566X

Summary

On 1 December 1996 at about 17:36 local time, a Piper PA-32R-301T registered N3566X, operated by Clyde W. Crownover, was involved in an accident near Tusayan, Arizona, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 December 1996 at 17:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Tusayan, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Grand Canyon (GCN)

Coordinates

36.0306, -112.0203

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-301T

Registration

N3566X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Clyde W. Crownover

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St George → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX97LA060

Nobody was injured.

Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his miscalculation of the fuel required for the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot called the tower on the radio at 1009 and stated he was inbound to the airport with a low fuel state. Shortly thereafter, the pilot reported that the engine had quit and he would not make the runway. The aircraft landed on a forest service road and collided with trees during the ground roll. In a written statement to responding sheriff's deputies the pilot reported that he 'miscalculated the fuel for the duration of the trip and ran out of gas.' Examination of the fuel system revealed that it was intact and contained only residual fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.