# Accident 19850917047089A: Piper STCJ3, Grand Canyon, AZ, September 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0308° N, 112.0205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0308&lon=-112.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6566H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6566H-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCJ3
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 0 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA405) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850917047089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX85LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA405), Sep 17, 1985: Piper J3 C-65 (N6566H), 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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