What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 28, 2020, at approximately 1145 PDT, the las vegas flight standards district office received notification of a part 91 airplane crash involving a 1967 Cessna TU206B airplane, registration number privacy data omitted. The aircraft was registered to awsm inc at po box 3379, grand canyon, AZ and was being leased and operated by paragon skydive. Paragon skydive operated out of the grand canyon national park airport (gcn). The aircraft crashed on a highway approximately one mile from Tusayan, AZ near gcn. There were no reported passengers onboard the aircraft.
The initial investigation revealed that the airplane had dropped off a load of skydivers and was returning to land at gcn when it reported a loss of power. The pilot reported that he was unable to return to the airport and attempted to land on a two-lane highway. The aircraft hit the top of a street light pole with the right wing between the aileron and flap. The aircraft inverted and slid approximately 150 ft. on the highway and before coming to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot was transported to a hospital in flagstaff, AZ with minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 28, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 PDT, THE LAS VEGAS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A PART 91 AIRPLANE CRASH INVOLVING A 1967 CESSNA TU206B AIRPLANE, REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO AWSM INC AT PO BOX 3379, GRAND CANYON, AZ AND WAS BEING LEASED AND OPERATED BY PARAGON SKYDIVE. PARAGON SKYDIVE OPERATED OUT OF THE GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK AIRPORT (GCN). THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM TUSAYAN, AZ NEAR GCN. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.
THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD DROPPED OFF A LOAD OF SKYDIVERS AND WAS RETURNING TO LAND AT GCN WHEN IT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOP OF A STREET LIGHT POLE WITH THE RIGHT WING BETWEEN THE AILERON AND FLAP. THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 150 FT. ON THE HIGHWAY AND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ WITH MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.