# Accident 19800707024069A: Piper PA24250, Grand Canyon, AZ, July 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N6274P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6274P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 28 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUJ79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707024069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DUE TO EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 LAX80DUJ79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ79), Jul 7, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N6274P), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6274P (1)

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

- [Incident 20041018029089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041018029089I), Oct 18, 2004: Piper PA24250 (N6274P), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. (-23) PIC unable to get nose gear to fully extend and lock during gear extension procedure prior to landing. Nose gear collapsed upon touching down. Nose gear…

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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