Piper PA-32R N9822C
21 August 1981 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 August 1981 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N9822C was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand Canyon, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N9822C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lawton, Ok → Las Vegas, Nv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1786
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
CRASHED DRG DSCNT ON DARK NGT, ELEV 7225FT MSL.RAIN & LIGHTNING OBSD IN VCNTY OF CRASH SITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Rochester, New York, United States | LEE Air Transp | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Wallace, North Carolina, United States | Jackson Enterp | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Clark Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Cresco, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Osborne, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Mount Hermon, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |