# Accident 19760404006799A: Piper PA28R200, Grand Canyon, AZ, April 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9309N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9309N-1989-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 29 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUJ66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404006799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HI SINK RATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX76DUJ66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ66), Apr 4, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N9309N), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9309N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19871205069159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205069159A), Dec 5, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N9309N), San Jose, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost oil pressure on takeoff. Tried landing downwind no flaps. Too high,stalled climbout. Oil dipstick not secured.
- [Accident 19780313004439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313004439A), Mar 13, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N9309N), Apache Junct, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed on road hit sign pole.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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