Piper PA-32 N4121R
26 March 1970 · Colrado Cty, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 March 1970 at about 19:53 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4121R, operated by Grand Canyon A, was involved in an accident during in flight near Colrado Cty, Arizona, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colrado Cty, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N4121R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Grand Canyon A
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Grand Canyon, Ariz → Las Vegas, Nev
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0427
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
RCVRY DATE 7/31/70.PLT RPTD IN SNW STM AT 9500FT.SVR TURBC, STG UPDFTS-DWNDFTS IN VCNTY OF MTNS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | PFC Inc | Fatal | 2 |
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| 2 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Pima, Arizona, United States | OFC Leasing Co | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |