# Accident 19860618087022A: Dhav DHC6300, Grand Canyon, AZ, June 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1986, 08:55 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GCNA
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76GC-1994-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 18
- Pilot flight hours: 5,970 total, 1,556 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA86AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618087022A

## Narrative

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

THE DHC6 WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT REAR FUSELAGE BY BELL 206B N6TC. BOTH SIGHTSEEING AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6TC, Bell 206B: [Accident 19860618087021A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618087021A)

## 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 DCA86AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA028), Jun 18, 1986: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N76GC), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 25 fatal

## Other reports on N76GC (1)

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

- [Incident 19840618035239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618035239I), Jun 18, 1984: Dhav DHC6300 (N76GC), Grand Canyon, AZ. Low oil pressure. Warning light on. Found loose oil cap and large amounts of oil on engine cowling.

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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