# Accident 19831009055639A: Cessna 182Q, Challis, ID, October 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1983, 09:20 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6491° N, 114.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6491&lon=-114.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97845 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,388 total, 123 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831009055639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA84FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA007), Oct 9, 1983: Cessna 182Q (N97845), Near Challis, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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