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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper STCJ3 · Grand Canyon, AZ · September 17, 1985

Date
September 17, 1985 · 10:30 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6566H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA405
Reported as
Piper STCJ3
Reported engine
Continental C8512
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
163 total0 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into a Canyon and impacted the wall. Charts indicate he made an incorrect turn. Pilot had consumed alcohol.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO A CANYON AND IMPACTED THE WALL. CHARTS INDICATE HE MADE AN INCORRECT TURN. PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.