Date:	Friday 28 August 2020
Time:	11:00 LT
Type:	Cessna TU206B Turbo Super Skywagon
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N3422L
MSN:	U206-0722
Year of manufacture:	1967
Total airframe hrs:	5720 hours
Engine model:	Continental TSIO-520
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN/KGCN), Tusayan, AZ -   United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Parachuting
Departure airport:	Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ (GCN/KGCN)
Destination airport:	Grand Canyon-National Park Airport, AZ (GCN/KGCN)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that while abeam the runway numbers on a left downwind in preparation to land after performing a skydiving drop, the engine lost power and then totally quit. The pilot performed a forced landing to a two-lane highway. While maneuvering to land, the airplane collided with a light pole and came to rest inverted, substantially damaging the airplane.
 
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed water- and debris-contaminated fuel in the airframe fuel filter bowl and water-contaminated fuel in the fuel manifold and fuel pump. Also, the fuel inlet screen was mostly clogged with what appeared to be dirt and corrosion. The engine most likely lost power due to fuel contamination, as the fuel filter, fuel manifold, and fuel pump all tested positive for water.

Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of contamination in the airplane's fuel system.

NTSB WPR20LA291
NTSB
https://www.abc15.com/news/state/small-plane-crash-in-tusayan-near-grand-canyon
http://flagscanner.com/small-plane-crash-near-tusayan/?fbclid=IwAR08yrcqvOsmrNS8QrA3d3lJk-b4_k4b7JrK1baM6Mo5eoN3wca4_1PtZtw
https://www.azfamily.com/news/small-plane-crashes-in-the-grand-canyon-national-park/article_18268a9a-e962-11ea-a583-7bc8ab93b6df.html

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/14865_1587907038.jpg (photo)

Road closure alert: Single plane crash in Tusayan blocks both northbound and southbound lanes just south of the South Entrance Station on Highway 64.

Multiple agencies on scene responding. Minor injuries reported. No further updates. - RG/JB pic.twitter.com/Lt0Z6IXOum

— Grand Canyon NPS (@GrandCanyonNPS) August 28, 2020

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-Aug-2020 20:25	Captain Adam	Added
28-Aug-2020 21:24	Geno	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
29-Aug-2020 01:23	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source]
29-Aug-2020 05:32	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
29-Aug-2020 06:23	harro	Updated [Source]
08-Sep-2020 12:44	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Jul-2022 08:46	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]