- Date
- June 3, 1982, 19:25 local (Jun 4, 1982, 02:25 UTC)
- Place
- Humphreys Peak, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4777YCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820603023719A
- Case key
- 71114
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Terrain condition - high terrainFactor
Distance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
Te acft impacted Humphreys Peak at 10,200 ft MSL. The last wx observation at grand canyon was at 1745. The reported wwx was a clear sky & 50 mi visibility.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4777Y
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064008
- Airframe hours
- 644
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry Ludden
- Registered owner
- Larry Ludden
- Departed
- PGA · Page, AZ
- Destination
- SDL · Scottsdale, AZ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,400 total · 1,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 160 °F
- Observed at
- GCN, 42 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.