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Date: | Friday 28 August 2020 |
Time: | 11:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna TU206B Turbo Super Skywagon |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3422L |
MSN: | U206-0722 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5720 hours |
Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN/KGCN), Tusayan, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Parachuting |
Departure airport: | Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ (GCN/KGCN) |
Destination airport: | Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ (GCN/KGCN) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that while abeam the runway numbers on a left downwind in preparation to land after performing a skydiving drop, the engine lost power and then totally quit. The pilot performed a forced landing to a two-lane highway. While maneuvering to land, the airplane collided with a light pole and came to rest inverted, substantially damaging the airplane.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed water- and debris-contaminated fuel in the airframe fuel filter bowl and water-contaminated fuel in the fuel manifold and fuel pump. Also, the fuel inlet screen was mostly clogged with what appeared to be dirt and corrosion. The engine most likely lost power due to fuel contamination, as the fuel filter, fuel manifold, and fuel pump all tested positive for water.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of contamination in the airplane's fuel system.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | WPR20LA291 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20LA291
NTSB
https://www.abc15.com/news/state/small-plane-crash-in-tusayan-near-grand-canyon
http://flagscanner.com/small-plane-crash-near-tusayan/?fbclid=IwAR08yrcqvOsmrNS8QrA3d3lJk-b4_k4b7JrK1baM6Mo5eoN3wca4_1PtZtw
https://www.azfamily.com/news/small-plane-crashes-in-the-grand-canyon-national-park/article_18268a9a-e962-11ea-a583-7bc8ab93b6df.html
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/14865_1587907038.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Aug-2020 20:25 |
Captain Adam |
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28-Aug-2020 21:24 |
Geno |
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29-Aug-2020 01:23 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source] |
29-Aug-2020 05:32 |
RobertMB |
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29-Aug-2020 06:23 |
harro |
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08-Sep-2020 12:44 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
20-Jul-2022 08:46 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |