Cessna T207A accident near Tusayan, Arizona, February 7, 2025
On February 7, 2025, a 1980 Cessna T207A, registered N9317M, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff (rejected takeoff) near Tusayan, Arizona (Grand Canyon Ntl Park airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
An encounter with wind gusts, which resulted in a loss of control and a collapse of the nose landing gear.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 7, 2025
- Place
- Tusayan, Arizona · Grand Canyon Ntl Park · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T207A, built 1980 · all T207As on the register
- Registration
- N9317M · registry record · serial 20700680
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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
What happened, in order
- Landing gear collapse during takeoff (rejected takeoff) defining event
- Flight instrument malf/fail during takeoff
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Pitch control › Incorrect use/operation
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Gusts › Effect on equipment
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 717.1 hours in all; 22.9 in this make and model; 66.4 in the last 90 days; 27.5 in the last 30 days; 551.6 as pilot in command; 289.2 on instruments
- Last flight review: January 30, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 22,315.3 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 13, 2024; 57.9 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Cont Motor TSIO-520-M (piston); 2,299 hours total
- Operator: Westwind Aviation INC
The flight
- Destination: SEZ Sedona AZ
- Runway 03/2, 8,999 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observation at 5:54 pm from KGCN, 1 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KGCN 060054Z 24009KT 10SM CLR 12/M06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01171056=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N9317M the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR25LA107.