LAX68A0045

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Grand Canyon, AZ · November 1, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 1, 1967
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
Injuries
5 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3555YCessna 182
Status
Completed · report February 12, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113554

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0936   67/11/1   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 274
        TIME - 2040                    N3555Y              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATOR UNABLE TO OBTAIN PATHOLOGICAL REPORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3555Y
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Grand Canyon

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.