Cessna R182 N4166C
19 April 2023 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 April 2023 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N4166C, operated by Edwards Construction LLC., was involved in an accident near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Valle (40G)
- Coordinates
- 35.9518, -112.1482
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N4166C
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1978
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Edwards Construction LLC.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bullhead City → Grand Canyon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR23LA162
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The airplane’s loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was on a cross-country flight when, about an hour into the flight, he noticed that the fuel was only being drawn from the left tank. He decided to conduct a precautionary landing at an en route airport. During the approach, the engine was “acting up” and he decided to add full power to perform a go-around. The engine then lost power, the airplane stalled, and both wings and the empennage impacted the ground. A postaccident examination of the airplane’s fuel system and engine did not reveal any preimpact mechanical anomalies or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Weather conditions were not conducive to the formation of carburetor ice. The cause of the inaccurate draining of the right wing fuel tank and the loss of power could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2023 | Cessna R182 | Macon, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 29 Mar 2022 | Cessna R182 | McAllen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Cessna R182 | Amberly, Australia | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Cessna R182 | Crowley, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Cessna R182 | Medina, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2023 | Cessna 182G | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | Altimeter Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2023 | Theodore C Kalman ELA ECLIPSE 10 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Boeing CH-46E | Springerville, Arizona, United States | Sky Aviation Corp | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2023 | Navion NAVION A | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2023 | Fay David VELOCITY ELITE | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2023 | General Atomics MQ-9 BLOCK 1 | Elgin, Arizona, United States | US Customs and Border Protection | No injuries | - |