# NTSB LAX81FA090: Cessna T207A, N6324H, Grand Canyon, AZ, May 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1981
- 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: 1 fatal, 6 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1787  81/5/24    GRAND CANYON,AZ     CESSNA T207A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1733                    N6324H              PX-  1  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 32, 2980 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            257 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,AZ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- D/A APRX 5400FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6324H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6324H-1982-12-03), registration cancelled 1982-12-03, S/N 20700483 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Registry model: [Cessna T207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (registry code 2073614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810524027409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524027409A), May 24, 1981: Cessna T207A, Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed during forced landing in Grand Canyon. Engine inlet turbine duct collapsed.

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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