LAX78DUJ69

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Grand Canyon, AZ · May 27, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 27, 1978
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N13367Cessna 172M
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780527012149A
Case key
142440

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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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3-1148  78/5/27    GRAND CANYON,AZ     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 264
        TIME - 1200                    N13367              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEEDLES,CA                  GRAND CANYON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N13367
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grand Canyon

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.