# Accident 19900413008809A: Cessna T207, Grand Canyon, AZ, April 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1990, 14:58 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WWNA
- Location: 36.0296° N, 112.0205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-112.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91081, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91081-1990-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207 (registry code 2073612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 5 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413008809A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA145), Apr 13, 1990: Cessna T207 (N91081), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE TURBO-CHARGER ABSOLUTE PRESSURE CONTROLLER, AND IMPROPER MANIPULATION OF THE POWER PLANT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT DURING THE GO-AROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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