Grand Canyon – Los Angeles

On April 16, 1971 at 10:46 PM, Grand Canyon – Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Beechcraft G18S, operated by Scientific Company, with the event recorded near Grand Canyon-National Park Arizona.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from runway 21 at Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, while in initial climb by night, the crew initiated a right turn when the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in flames. The airplane was totally destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N318M, MSN BA-545, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.3079°, -112.2929°.