# Accident 19780527012149A: Cessna 172M, Grand Canyon, AZ, May 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1978
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- 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: N13367, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13367) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 264 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527012149A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX78DUJ69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ69), May 27, 1978: Cessna 172M (N13367), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage

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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