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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 207A · Grand Canyon, AZ · May 13, 1991

Date
May 13, 1991 · 13:19 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EKBA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N6280H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91FA213
Reported as
Cessna 207A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520M
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
7
Pilot’s flight hours
1,168 total36 in this make and model98 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Crashed into trees and burned on sightseeing flight. NR1 cylinder had catastrophic failure due detonation.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED INTO TREES AND BURNED ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. NR1 CYLINDER HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE DETONATION.

NTSB investigation

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