# NTSB LAX81DA107: Piper PA-31, N27687, Tusayan, AZ, July 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1981
- Place: Tusayan, AZ · TUSAYAN, AZ
- Location: 35.9550° N, 112.1202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tusayan, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9550&lon=-112.1202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DA107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DA107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2304  81/7/22  NR.TUSAYAN,AZ         PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2869
        TIME - 1030                    N27687              PX-  0  0  8  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CA             TUSAYAN,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PASSENGER DISTURBANCE
        REMARKS- MADE EMERG LNDG ON DIRT ROAD TO COPE W DISTURBED PAX.R MAIN GEAR ENCTRD A LARGE ROCK BFR STOPPING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27687](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27687-1996-05-21), registration cancelled 1996-05-21, S/N 317852107 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810722046319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810722046319A), Jul 22, 1981: Piper PA31350, Tusayan, AZ, Substantial damage. Had passenger with irrational behavior. Elected to land on a dirt road. Main gear hit rock and collapsed on rollout

## Other investigations on N27687 (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 MIA94FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA020), Nov 12, 1993: Piper PA-31-350 (N27687), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: WAS IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN VMC SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FROM THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO…

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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