Cessna 177B accident near Tusayan, AZ
On August 3, 1999, a Cessna 177B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tusayan, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 3, 1999
- Place
- Tusayan, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.031°N, 112.019°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19546
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 3, 1999, at 1407 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 177B, N19113, operated by Aero Haven, Inc., of Big Bear, California, was destroyed when it collided with trees and terrain at Tusayan, Arizona. The private pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries; another passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was rented by the pilot for the personal flight that was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated at Big Bear on August 1, 1999, and was to include stops at Las Vegas, Nevada, and Grand Canyon, Arizona, with a return to Big Bear on August 3, 1999. The airplane arrived at the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport parking ramp about 1740 on August 1, 1999, where it remained for the night. On August 2, the airplane was topped off with fuel (15.4 gallons), and the fuel invoice showed an estimated departure time of 1400 for the Grand Canyon. On August 3, 1999, about 1356, the pilot called the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control Tower local controller and asked for the ground control frequency. He contacted ground control and requested to taxi to runway 03. The call-to-ground was partially stepped on by a helicopter transmission. The ground controller was also working a helicopter frequency. The ground controller did not confirm that the pilot had received the Airport Terminal Information Service (ATIS) "Foxtrot," which included the density altitude warning. The pilot was cleared for takeoff at 1405 from runway 03 at the Grand Canyon National Park Airpo
Probable cause
was the pilot's failure to have available and consult the FAA approved flight manual for performance data and, the high density altitude. Contributing to the accident were the dual magneto and spark plug system issues affecting optimum engine performance.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
