# NTSB LAX79DA090: Cessna 402B, N61SA, Grand Canyon, AZ, September 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DA090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DA090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61SA-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 402B-0030, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Grand Canyon

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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