Grand Canyon - Grand Canyon

On May 13, 1991 at 01:19 PM, Grand Canyon - Grand Canyon experienced a crash involving Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, operated by Air Grand Canyon, with the event recorded near Grand Canyon Arizona.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane crashed into a wooded area about 8 minutes after takeoff. Evidence at the wreckage site revealed that the airplane crashed through the trees at a glide angle of 8°. The glide angle for a power-off forced landing is 6° according to the pilot's operating handbook. The propeller did not exhibit rotational damage. Engine teardown revealed that the #1 cylinder had catastrophic detonation. All seven occupants were killed, among them two British, two German and two Swiss tourists, and the US pilot.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6280H, MSN 207-0463, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.0980°, -112.0963°.