# Incident 19780311016499I: Beech C45H, Grand Canyon, AZ, March 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1978, 14:45 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9881Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9881Z-2007-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780311016499I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT HAD BRAKING PROBLEM AS TAXI WAS INITIATED. HE SHUT DOWN ENGINES AND STOPPED, STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9881Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810624047979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810624047979I), Jun 24, 1981: Beech C45G (N9881Z), Grand Canyon, AZ. Struck wing tip of parked aircraft during taxi on ramp. Ground crew gave incorrect signals.
- [Incident 19780807050509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807050509I), Aug 7, 1978: Beech C45H (N9881Z), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Flight returned with engine shutdown. Cylinder had cracked exhaust port.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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