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FAA accident report · Cessna T207A · Page, AZ · May 10, 2014

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Date
May 10, 2014 · 15:45 local
Place
Page, AZ
Airport
Page Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
8USJ
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7311U
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14FA186
Reported as
Cessna T207A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520-M
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
6
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,831 total70 in this make and model
N7311URegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2015 · Cessna T207AS/N 20700395Airframe modelCessna T207A

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The accident aircraft departed Page Airport on 5/10/2014 at approximately 15:30 on a part 91.147 (25 mile) air tour.

The pilot of the Cessna 207 reported a rough running engine about 15 minutes into the flight and approximately 5 miles southwest of the Page Airport.

He returned to the airport and entered a left downwind for runway 15. Wind was reported 220 degrees at 6 knots gusting to 14 knots.

The pilot stated that he was holding altitude on downwind and was flying at a pattern altitude 800-1000 AGL.

The pilot stated that when he turned left base, he experienced a very high sink rate. He stated he had full power applied but the rate continued after he turned final.

The aircraft impacted rising terrain approximately 400FT. Short of the runway in a nose high attitude and then flipped over on its back coming to rest inverted.

The pilot suffered minor injuries. The six passengers aboard suffered as follows: one fatal, one serious, four minor.

No post crash fire. First responders were on scene within minutes.

As the FAA filed it

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PAGE AIRPORT ON 5/10/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 ON A PART 91.147 (25 MILE) AIR TOUR.

THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 207 REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE PAGE AIRPORT.

HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 15. WIND WAS REPORTED 220 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS GUSTING TO 14 KNOTS.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS HOLDING ALTITUDE ON DOWNWIND AND WAS FLYING AT A PATTERN ALTITUDE 800-1000 AGL.

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED LEFT BASE, HE EXPERIENCED A VERY HIGH SINK RATE. HE STATED HE HAD FULL POWER APPLIED BUT THE RATE CONTINUED AFTER HE TURNED FINAL.

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 400FT. SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK COMING TO REST INVERTED.

THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE SIX PASSENGERS ABOARD SUFFERED AS FOLLOWS: ONE FATAL, ONE SERIOUS, FOUR MINOR.

NO POST CRASH FIRE. FIRST RESPONDERS WERE ON SCENE WITHIN MINUTES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14FA186Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPage, AZThe pilot’s inability to maintain aircraft control due to a partial loss of engine power and an encounter with downdrafts and gusting crosswinds while on final approach to the runway. The reason for the partial loss of engine power could not be determined…May 10, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7311U · 1

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

Incident 20070612016979INormal Cruise · Tusayan, AR(-23) On June 12, 2007 air grand canyon operated a CE-T207 registration number N7311U out of the grand canyon. Approximately 36 min into a tour flight the engine quit. The pilot tried an inflight restart but had to make a successful power off landing into an…Jun 12, 2007 · Minor damage