# Accident 19891010039569A: Cessna T207A, Grand Canyon, AZ, October 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1989, 12:42 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ASWA
- Location: 36.0299° N, 112.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0299&lon=-112.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7602U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7602U-1989-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207A (registry code 2073614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,765 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 304 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891010039569A

## Narrative

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

RAN A TANK DRY. RESTART ON OTHER THEN ENGINE QUIT. CRASH LANDED IN CANYON. CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE.

## 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 LAX90FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA007), Oct 10, 1989: Cessna T207A (N7602U), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S POWERPLANT AS A RESULT METAL FATIGUE WHICH ALLOWED THE CRANKSHAFT TO FRACTURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF THE GRAND CANYON WHICH…

## Other reports on N7602U (1)

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

- [Incident 19820727047729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820727047729I), Jul 27, 1982: Cessna T207A (N7602U), Hurricane, UT. Engine quit en route. Landed on a highway. Engine crankshaft failure. PN643261.

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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