Piper PA-31 N27687
22 July 1981 · Tusayan, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1981 at about 10:30 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N27687, operated by Air Charter SE, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tusayan, Arizona, United States. 9 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 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tusayan, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N27687
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Charter SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Los Angeles, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2304
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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
MADE EMERG LNDG ON DIRT ROAD TO COPE W DISTURBEDPAX.R MAIN GEAR ENCTRD A LARGE ROCK BFR STOPPING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Miami, Florida, United States | Ocean Reef Air | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Guthrie, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Desert Pacific | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Air Travel CHA | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | GA Robinson la | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Grand Cayman, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | No injuries | - |
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 | - |