19831009055639A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Challis, ID · October 9, 1983

Date
October 9, 1983 · 09:20 local
Place
Challis, ID
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N97845
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA84FA007
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,388 total123 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck trees below a ridgeline. Reported engine problem. None found. Indicates too low to clear rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES BELOW A RIDGELINE. REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM. NONE FOUND. INDICATES TOO LOW TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.