Cessna 404 N2683S
21 July 1980 · Tusayan, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 July 1980 at about 17:02 local time, a Cessna 404 registered N2683S, operated by Scenic Airline, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tusayan, Arizona, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tusayan, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grnd Cyn Natl Pk
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 404
- Registration
- N2683S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Scenic Airline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Phoenix, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3781
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LWR PTN OF #5CYL EXH VLV GUIDE MISSING.CYL RPLCD4DAYS BFR ACDNT.MIN DRAG CONFIGURATION NOT ESTAB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 404 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1980 | Cessna 404 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Fariday Indust | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1980 | Cessna 404 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1980 | Cessna 404 | Gowers Corner, Florida, United States | Cosmopolitan B | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Feb 1980 | Cessna 404 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | Iasco | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1980 | Cessna 404 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | FAA | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1980 | Cessna 404 | Ft White, Florida, United States | First Interame | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |