Cessna T207A N9317M

Summary

On 7 February 2025 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna T207A registered N9317M, operated by Westwind Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Tusayan, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 February 2025 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Tusayan, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Grand Canyon Ntl Park (GCN)

Coordinates

35.9524, -112.1470

Aircraft

Cessna T207A

Registration

N9317M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Westwind Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Sedona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA107

Nobody was injured.

An encounter with wind gusts, which resulted in a loss of control and a collapse of the nose landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he delayed his departure due to wind gusts. During the takeoff roll he encountered a wind gust and the airplane departed the runway surface momentarily. The airplane then rapidly entered a nose down attitude and subsequently landed hard. The nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage keel beam. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies could have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.