19951102035619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mrchti F260 · Grand Canyon, AZ · November 2, 1995

Date
November 2, 1995 · 14:50 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N404FD
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA036
Reported as
Mrchti F260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total215 in this make and model150 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.

Lost fuel pressure on climbout. Struck trees landing. Ferry fuel tank selector not full off allowed air into system

As the FAA filed it

LOST FUEL PRESSURE ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES LANDING. FERRY FUEL TANK SELECTOR NOT FULL OFF ALLOWED AIR INTO SYSTEM

NTSB investigation

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