Piper PA-32 N3308W
26 July 1967 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 July 1967 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3308W, operated by Hudgin Air SER, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Canyon Arpt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N3308W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hudgin Air SER
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0505
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 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
PLT UNABLE CLIMB OVER GRAND CANYON RIM DUE DOWNDRAFTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1967 | Piper PA-32 | Dallas, Texas, United States | DAL Airlines * | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1967 | Piper PA-32 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Reading Aviat* | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-32 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Great Bend FEE | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1967 | Piper PA-32 | Longview, Texas, United States | Letourneau COL | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1967 | Piper PA-32 | Warrensburg, Missouri, United States | Kansas City CH | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1967 | Piper PA-32 | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | Aviation Assoc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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