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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T207 · Grand Canyon, AZ · April 13, 1990

Date
April 13, 1990 · 14:58 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WWNA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N91081
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90FA145
Reported as
Cessna T207
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
555 total5 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine backfired on go around in gusty wind. Untrained pilot lost control. Struck trees. Fuel control maladjusted.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BACKFIRED ON GO AROUND IN GUSTY WIND. UNTRAINED PILOT LOST CONTROL. STRUCK TREES. FUEL CONTROL MALADJUSTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.