# Incident 19810107006869I: Cessna 414, Grand Canyon, NV, January 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1981, 11:15 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, NV
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SCIA
- Aircraft: N52SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52SA-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 3,000 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/19810107006869I

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE THE LEFT ENGINE HAD CHIP LIGHT AND ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. IDLER GEAR SHAFT SUPPORT FAILED.

## Other reports on N52SA (1)

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

- [Incident 19810128012459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128012459I), Jan 28, 1981: Cessna 414 (N52SA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Pilot failed to put the landing gear down prior to landing.

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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