LAX79DA090

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 402B · Grand Canyon, AZ · September 24, 1979

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 24, 1979
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
Injuries
10 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N61SACessna 402B
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132966

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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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5-0037  79/9/24    GRAND CANYON,AZ     CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1245                    N61SA               PX-  0  0  9  AIR TAXI-PASSG            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                GRAND CANYON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N61SA
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Grand Canyon

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