# Accident 19820914046549A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Grand Canyon, AZ, September 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: North Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.0291° N, 112.0191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0291&lon=-112.0191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59SA-1982-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402 (registry code 207590K, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,446 total, 850 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820914046549A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD. FAILED TO PREFLIGHT. FUEL IN AUXILIARY.

## 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 LAX82FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA344), Sep 14, 1982: Cessna 402 (N59SA), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59SA (1)

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

- [Incident 19791024054489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791024054489I), Oct 24, 1979: Cessna 402CESSNA (N59SA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Gear collapsed when pilot pin PN5041107-2 moved and pin pn nas 561P4-28 failed. Pin had no hole for grease.

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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