36.0544° N, 112.1393° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 16, 1988 · 10:00 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RNVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73204
Reported as
Cessna T207A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520M
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total80 in this make and model240 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.
Engine failed at altitude. Forced landing. Found a broken connecting rod on nr 3 cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED AT ALTITUDE. FORCED LANDING. FOUND A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD ON NR 3 CYLINDER.