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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Tusayan, AZ · August 18, 1981

Date
August 18, 1981 · 11:43 local
Place
Tusayan, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6441H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FA120
Reported as
Cessna 207A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,742 total814 in this make and model264 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit after fuel tank selector had been changed. Investigation revealed blockage in valve.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER FUEL TANK SELECTOR HAD BEEN CHANGED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BLOCKAGE IN VALVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.