# Accident 19951102035619A: Mrchti F260, Grand Canyon, AZ, November 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1995, 14:50 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0303° N, 112.0201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0303&lon=-112.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404FD-1998-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Agusta F.260D (registry code 0260402, https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-f-260d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI F260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 215 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951102035619A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX96LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA036), Nov 2, 1995: Agusta F.260D (N404FD), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot inadvertently allowed the ferry tank fuel selector to be in (or to be moved to) a partially open position before or during takeoff, which allowed air to enter the fuel system lines and…

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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