# Accident 19910808032679A: Cessna 402C, Grand Canyon, AZ, August 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1991, 20:30 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IEIA
- Location: 36.0300° N, 112.0191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0300&lon=-112.0191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161TA-2020-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910808032679A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH AN ELK ON THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED SAFELY.

## 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 LAX91LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA350), Aug 9, 1991: Cessna 402C (N161TA), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPORT OPERATOR TO DEVELOP ANIMAL CONTROL PROCEDURES FOR THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.

## Other reports on N161TA (2)

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

- [Incident 20080830844789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080830844789I), Aug 30, 2008: Cessna 402C (N161TA), Boston, MA, Minor damage. During taxi to the ramp the aircraft's left wing struck a parked cape air aircraft, scraping the lower side of the left elevator. The taxiing aircraft incurred…
- [Incident 19890109006099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109006099I), Jan 9, 1989: Cessna 402CESSNA (N161TA), Las Vegas, NV. Oil on cowling of right engine. Shut down and feathered. After landing found turbocharger scavenge pump had failed.

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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