# Accident 19951122038109A: Cessna 210L, Grand Canyon, AZ, November 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1995, 20:00 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0297° N, 112.0196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0297&lon=-112.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5138Q-1997-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210L (registry code 2073448, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 21 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951122038109A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT INTO BLANK HOLE. LOW TIME VFR PILOT. MAY HAVE LOST HSI AND VACUUM. OVER CONFIDENCE FACTOR.

## 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 LAX96FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA052), Nov 23, 1995: Cessna 210L (N5138Q), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of aircraft control as a result of spatial disorientation. Factors were: the pilot's lack of experience in instrument and night flight conditions, inadequate transition/upgrade…

## Other reports on N5138Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19890504024299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504024299I), May 4, 1989: Cessna 210L (N5138Q), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear while practicing touch and go landing. Made a gear up landing.

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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