# Accident 19961005030909A: Cessna 172RG, Grand Canyon, AZ, October 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1996, 08:53 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: 36.0304° N, 112.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0304&lon=-112.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6267R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6267R-1997-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 13 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005030909A

## Narrative

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

HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND OVER GROSS WEIGHT. UNABLE OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN STRUCK TREES CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX97FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA003), Oct 5, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N6267R), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, which resulted in an inability to outclimb rising/wooded terrain after takeoff. Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the pilot…

## Other reports on N6267R (1)

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

- [Incident 19840107009949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840107009949I), Jan 7, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N6267R), Plainfield, IL, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while taxing for takeoff. Snow banks along ramps a factor.

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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