Cessna T207A accident near Sedona, Arizona, October 18, 1984
On October 18, 1984 at about 4:15 pm local time, a Cessna T207A, registered N6262H, was destroyed in an accident near Sedona, Arizona (Sedona airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 18, 1984 · about 4:15 pm local time
- Place
- Sedona, Arizona · Sedona · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T207A · all T207As on the register
- Registration
- N6262H · registry record · serial 207000456
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON FINAL APPROACH ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM THE ARPT THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER. AFTER FLYING OVER A RIDGE AND SEVERAL TREES THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE FUEL STRAINER AND PROGRESSED REARWARD. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE UNTIL THE ACFT CAME TO REST. THE ONLY DISCREPANCY NOTED DURING INSPECTION OF THE ACFT & ENG WAS THAT 3 LEFT BANK FUEL INJECTORS WERE BLOCKED WITH A SUBSTANCE LATER IDENTIFIED AS PRIMARILY BEING DIRT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,217 hours in all; 26 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 75 in the last 30 days; 855 as pilot in command; 170 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,029 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 19, 1984; 78 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Sedona Air Center
The flight
- Departed from: PHX Phoenix AZ at 3:32 pm
- Destination: SEZ Sedona AZ
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 65 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 43°F (6°C), dew point 10°F (-12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:49 pm from PRC, 34 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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