# Accident 19900617025579A: Cessna T207A, Grand Canyon, AZ, June 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1990, 16:15 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RNVA
- Location: 36.0298° N, 112.0192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0298&lon=-112.0192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73204 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,568 total, 106 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617025579A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING FROM CONFINED PARKING AREA TAIL STRUCK A PARKED COMPANY CESSNA 402.

## 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 LAX90LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA254), Jun 17, 1990: Cessna T207A (N73204), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF CLEARANCE FROM A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING.

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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