# Accident 19880903036679A: Cessna 172P, Grand Canyon, AZ, September 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1988, 21:20 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)
- Operator: GONA
- Location: 36.0300° N, 112.0207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0300&lon=-112.0207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54814, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54814-1992-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 152 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903036679A

## Narrative

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

NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND DARK NIGHT,STALLED AND CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT. LACKED NIGHT EXPERIENCE

## 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 LAX88FA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA307), Sep 4, 1988: Cessna 172 (N54814), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING NIGH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE AT NIGH AND THE LACK OF…

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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