Piper PA-32 N4291R
5 August 1973 · Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1973 at about 13:35 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N4291R, operated by Grand Canyon A, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N4291R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Grand Canyon A
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2708
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
FUEL SELECTOR FOUND ON RT MAIN TANK.TANK EMPTY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Allen Aviation | No injuries | - |
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| 24 May 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Savery, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Ennis, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Oviedo, Florida, United States | Kenneth Willia | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |