# NTSB LAX70D0026: Piper PA-24, N6180P, Grnd Canyon, AZ, June 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1969
- Place: Grnd Canyon, AZ · GRND CANYON, AZ
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2051  69/6/28    GRND CANYON,ARIZ    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 846
        TIME - 1130                    N6180P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6180P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6180P-1977-02-10), registration cancelled 1977-02-10, S/N 24-1282 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Canyon

## Other investigations on N6180P (2)

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 DEN77FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA008), Nov 6, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N6180P), Grantsville, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX68F0224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0224), Nov 29, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6180P), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage

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.

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