19860108002129A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Grand Canyon, AZ · January 8, 1986

Date
January 8, 1986 · 19:47 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2113E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA089
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
242 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Lost ground reference after uphill takeoff on dark night. Impacted ground and burned in remote mountainous area.

As the FAA filed it

LOST GROUND REFERENCE AFTER UPHILL TAKEOFF ON DARK NIGHT. IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED IN REMOTE MOUNTAINOUS AREA.

NTSB investigation

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