Piper PA-23 N4680P
30 July 1966 · Grand Canyon Ariz, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1966 at about 08:00 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N4680P, operated by Scenic Airline, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand Canyon Ariz, Arizona, United States. 6 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 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon Ariz, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N4680P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Scenic Airline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3922
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
RT PROP SURGED 200 RPM.PLT KNEW THIS PRIOR T/O. L.ENG.NO.5 PISTON PIN PLUG FAILED.UNABLE HOLD ALT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1966 | Piper PA-23 | Honolulu Hawaii, Hawaii, United States | Pacific Flight | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1966 | Piper PA-23 | Red Bank Nj, New Jersey, United States | Air Taxi Co. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1966 | Piper PA-23 | Odessa Fla, Florida, United States | Florida Air TA | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1966 | Piper PA-23 | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | Maxs Air Serv | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1966 | Piper PA-23 | Medford Nj, New Jersey, United States | Aeroscott Indu | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1966 | Piper PA-23 | Neptune Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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