- Date
- July 3, 1971
- Place
- Dnosaur Cty, AZ · DNOSAUR CTY, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7223ECessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162627
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2342 71/7/3 DNOSAUR CTY,ARIZ CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 72 TOTAL TIME - 1345 N7223E PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON CAVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF DNOSAUR CTY,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD TO LND IN A X-WND W ESTMTD 40K GUSTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7223E
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Canyon Cave