NTSB WPR25LA107 — 2025-02-06 · Tusayan, Arizona, United States

Current FAA registration · N9317M

Make / Model: CESSNA T207A
Year of manufacture: 1980 · 45 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-M (310 hp)
Seats / Engines: 8 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19810105
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ACECB9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9317M Cessna T207A None

Probable cause & findings

An encounter with wind gusts, which resulted in a loss of control and a collapse of the nose landing gear.

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— 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

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_WPR25LA107.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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