# Accident 19810301006739A: Piper PA22108, Grand Canyon, AZ, March 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal 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: N5916Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5916Z-1983-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 414 total, 121 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301006739A

## Narrative

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

WAS ADVISED SEVERAL TIMES ON WEATHER CHECK NOT TO GO VFR. STRUCK SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. DARK NIGHT, SNOW SHOWERS IN AREA

## 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 LAX81FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA052), Mar 1, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N5916Z), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 2 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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