# NTSB LAX76AL063: Piper PA-28R, N16312, Page, AZ, August 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: Page, AZ · PAGE, AZ
- Location: 36.9147° N, 111.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Page, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9147&lon=-111.4558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4115   75/8/3  NR.PAGE,AZ            PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 199
        TIME - 1006                    N16312              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PAGE,AZ                      VAN NUYS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERED FRM FLOOR OF CANYON 3/12/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16312](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16312-1976-05-13), registration cancelled 1976-05-13, S/N 28R7335125, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750803042669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803042669A), Aug 3, 1975: Piper PA28R200, Page, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovered frm floor of canyon 3/12/76.

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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