# Accident 19770625040069A: Piper PA31350, Grand Canyon, AZ, June 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1977
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N54727, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54727-1977-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770625040069A

## Narrative

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

OIL LKG FM R ENG,FEATHERED.NO MALF FND.DIDNT BOOST L ENG PWR.LDG ON PLATEAU.

## 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 LAX77FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA053), Jun 25, 1977: Piper PA-31 (N54727), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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