Cessna 404 Titan crash, Jul 21, 1980 (8 killed), Grand Ca...
Cessna 404 Titan accident on July 21, 1980 near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: Substantial loss of power from the left...
- Date: July 21, 1980
- Aircraft: Cessna 404 Titan
- Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Substantial loss of power from the left engine during takeoff, caused by seizure of the turbocharger after progressive turbine blade failure from earlier foreign object ingestion that was not detected during maintenance, combined with the pilot's failure to establish a minimum drag configuration.
On 21 July 1980 Scenic Airlines flight 306, a Cessna 404 Titan on a scheduled VFR flight from Grand Canyon to Phoenix, crashed about three miles south of runway 21 shortly after takeoff from Grand Canyon National Park Airport. The pilot and six passengers were killed, and a seventh passenger died five days later of thermal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and fire.