# Accident 19810721035149A: Cessna 404CESSNA, Tusayan, AZ, July 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tusayan, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon Natl
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SCIA
- Location: 35.9550° N, 112.1202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tusayan, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9550&lon=-112.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2683S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2683S-1983-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 2,423 total, 51 in this make and model, 276 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721035149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OUT ON TAKEOFF. FAILED TO REDUCE DRAG. TURBOCHARGER QUIT DUE TO FOREIGN OBJECT. PREVIOUS VALVE GUIDE FAILURE

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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