- Date
- August 13, 1972
- Place
- Grnd Canyon, AZ · GRND CANYON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4651HPiper PA-15
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167992
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2960 72/8/13 GRND CANYON,ARIZ PIPER PA-15 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 4000 TIME - 1130 N4651H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND CANYON,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- FABRIC OVR WINDSHIELD FAILED,NECESSITATING LNDG ON UNPREPARED SURFACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4651H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-15
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Canyon
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