# Accident 19860823044429A: Cessna 172L, Grand Canyon, AZ, August 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1986, 20:45 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0293° N, 112.0208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0293&lon=-112.0208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7382Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7382Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total, 390 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823044429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AFTER NIGHT TAKEOFF. VFR PILOT LOST VISUAL REFERENCES DUE TO EXCEPTIONALLY DARK CONDITIONS.

## 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 LAX86FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA328), Aug 24, 1986: Cessna 172L (N7382Q), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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