Cessna T207A N73363
6 May 1981 · Chinle, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 May 1981 at about 00:55 local time, a Cessna T207A registered N73363, operated by Scottsdale Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chinle, Arizona, United States. 7 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chinle, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chinle
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna T207A
- Registration
- N73363
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Scottsdale Air
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Scottsdale, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1176
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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
STRUCK RISING TRRN DRG TURN AFTER PICKING UP MIKE & ANSWERING RDO CALL.DARK NGT.D/A APRX 6200FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T207A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1981 | Cessna T207A | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grnd CYN Airln | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1981 | Cessna T207A | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | Grand CYN Airl | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1982 | Cessna T207A | Riverside, California, United States | Airway Express Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1980 | Cessna T207A | Santa Barbara, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 27 Aug 1982 | Cessna T207A | Boise, Idaho, United States | Salmon Air Taxi | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1979 | Cessna T207A | Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States | Bush Air, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |