# Accident 19950213001689A: Piper PA31350, Grand Canyon, AZ, February 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1995, 15:36 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LVAA
- Location: 36.0296° N, 112.0203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-112.0203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27245, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27245-1996-06-17) (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 TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 8
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA95MA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA95MA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950213001689A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OUT UNKNOWN REASON. TRIED RETURN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE OVER RISING TERRAIN. UNABLE CLIMB. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 DCA95MA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA95MA019), Feb 13, 1995: Piper PA-31-350 (N27245), Tusayan, AZ, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of power on one engine for an undetermined reason(s), and the pilot's improper decision to return to the departure airport for landing which neccessitated maneuvering over increasingly higher…

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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