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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Grand Canyon, AZ · May 17, 1988

Date: May 17, 1988 · 21:07 local
Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4845D
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88FA187
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total3,400 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N4845DRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 1989 · Cessna 182AS/N 34945 Airframe modelCessna 182A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into trees at night on edge of Grand Canyon. No ground lights in area.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO TREES AT NIGHT ON EDGE OF GRAND CANYON. NO GROUND LIGHTS IN 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.

NTSB LAX88FA187Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrand Canyon, AZPilots selection of an inappropriate cruise altitude which did not ensure adequte terrain clearance on the leg of the flight from page to Grand Canyon, Arizona. A factor in the accident was the pilot's flight schedule on the day of the accident which may have…May 18, 1988 · Destroyed