# Accident 20031113031139A: Cessna 177RG, Black Canyon, AZ, November 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2003, 08:28 local time
- Place: Black Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1309° N, 112.1299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1309&lon=-112.1299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N431DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431DL-2004-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 28,360 total, 535 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031113031139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 13, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 0828 MST, DURING AN IFR FLIGHT FROM FLAGSTAFF, AZ TO DEER VALLEY AIRPORT PHOENIX, AZ. MR. ROBERT FRIED, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 001171799, FLYING HIS CESSNA CE-177, N431DL, EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES NORTH OF THE DEER VALLEY AIRPORT, PHOENIX, AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. MR. FRIED RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THE MAGNETO WAS NOT OPERATING. THE MAGNETO WAS NOT DAMAGED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX04FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA042), Nov 13, 2003: Cessna 177RG (N431DL), Blk Canyon City, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the failure of the single-drive dual magneto that resulted from inadequate lubrication of the breaker cam. Also causal was the improper maintenance by other maintenance…

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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