# NTSB LAX75AL035: Cessna 182P, N58704, Grand Canyon, AZ, January 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1975
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147931
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0340  75/1/11    GRAND CANYON,AZ     CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 360
        TIME - 1420                    N58704              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PHOENIX,AZ                  RETURN                       GRAND CANYON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERED ABT 1600FT BLO TOP OF CANYON ON 1/12/75.PLT WAS ADVSD TO STAY ABOVE RIM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58704](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58704-1975-05-14), registration cancelled 1975-05-14, S/N 182-62247 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750111005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750111005859A), Jan 11, 1975: Cessna 182P, Grand Canyon, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Recovered abt 1600FT blo top of Canyon on 1/12/75.plt was advsd to stay above rim.

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.

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