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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Grand Canyon, AZ · July 3, 1982

Date
July 3, 1982 · 18:00 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GCHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4778R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FA242
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total2,460 in this make and model148 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.

Crashed during a precautionary landing in the Grand Canyon. Pilot believed engine overspeed problem. No defects.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN THE GRAND CANYON.PILOT BELIEVED ENGINE OVERSPEED PROBLEM.NO DEFECTS.

NTSB investigation

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