# NTSB Accident LAX91FA213
> **CESSNA 207A** · 1991-05-13 · GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91FA213
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17021
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-05-13
- **Location:** GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.029685, -112.020149
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 7
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 207A
- **Registration:** N6280H
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

DETONATION (OR PRE-IGNITION) IN THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER, WHICH RESULTED IN EROSION (BURNING) OF THE NUMBER 1 PISTON AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

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