# NTSB LAX81FA034: Beech A36, N66757, Peach Springs, AZ, January 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1981
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ · PEACH SPRINGS, AZ
- Location: 35.5314° N, 113.4320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peach Springs, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5314&lon=-113.4320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0799  81/1/12  NR.PEACH SPRINGS,AZ   BEECH A36           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1219                    N66757              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 1124 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            22 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYWARD,CA                  GRAND CANYON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENCTRD ICG CONDS OVR HI TRRN,ELEV OF CRASH SITE APRX 6300FT.RECOVERY DATE 1/13/81.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66757](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66757-1986-03-19), registration cancelled 1986-03-19, S/N E-1590 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (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 19810112000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112000279A), Jan 12, 1981: Beech A36, Peach Springs, AZ, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain. Investigation revealed icing conditions existed and pilot was briefed.

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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