ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 3796
Last updated: 19 February 2021
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| Date: | 12-JAN-1981 |
| Time: | 12:19 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N66757 |
| C/n / msn: | E1590 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | N Peach Springs, Az -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hayward, CA |
| Grand Canyon, AZ |
While enroute, the aircraft encountered instrument conditions, including low ceilings, fog, and freezing rain/sleet. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent due to airframe icing and struck a near-vertical rock face at 6,300 ft MSL in the Aubrey Cliffs area near the Grand Canyon.
The wreckage was not recovered until the next day.
Sources:
https://ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=28194&key=0
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/15/us/wreckage-of-small-plane-found-near-grand-canyon-with-6-dead.html
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120955802/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Apr-2017 15:15 | PiperOnslaught | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2018 18:05 | piperonslaught | Updated [Source] |
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