# NTSB LAX81FA120: Cessna T207A, N6441H, Tusayan, AZ, August 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1981
- Place: Tusayan, AZ · TUSAYAN, AZ
- Location: 35.9550° N, 112.1202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tusayan, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9550&lon=-112.1202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 7 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2947  81/8/18    TUSAYAN,AZ          CESSNA T207A        CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2690
        TIME - 1143                    N6441H              PX-  0  6  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 814 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CYN NATL PK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSAYAN,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SIGHT SEEING FLT.15-20GAL FUEL IN R TANK,2GAL FUEL IN L TANK.NO FUEL FLOW FM SEL IN R TANK POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6441H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6441H-1982-12-06), registration cancelled 1982-12-06, S/N 20700527 (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
- Airport: Grand Cyn Natl Pk

## 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 19810818050269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818050269A), Aug 18, 1981: Cessna 207A, Tusayan, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit after fuel tank selector had been changed. Investigation revealed blockage in valve.

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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