# Accident 19831031056159A: Cessna 150K, Challis, ID, October 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1983, 09:57 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Airport: Challis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6494° N, 114.1503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6494&lon=-114.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5631G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 82 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831031056159A

## Narrative

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

MAY HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING A CREEK AND STRUCK TREES THAT WERE OBSCURED BY VALLEY FOG THAT WAS FORECAST FOR THE AREA.

## 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 SEA84FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA015), Oct 31, 1983: Cessna 150K (N5631G), Near Challis, ID, destroyed, 2 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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