# Accident 20040531008359A: Cessna 177B, Grand Canyon, AZ, May 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2004, 09:50 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Valle Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6506° N, 112.1478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6506&lon=-112.1478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7PP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7PP-2006-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531008359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE HAD GONE AROUND ON HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT DUE TO A CROSSWIND. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT, HE TOUCHED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. HE RAN OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT GOING INVERTED IN A DITCH.

## 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 LAX04CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA224), May 31, 2004: Cessna 177B (N7PP), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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