# Accident 19831105056529A: Dhav DHC2*, Challis, ID, November 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1983, 12:20 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.6509° N, 114.1490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6509&lon=-114.1490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9006 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84MA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84MA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831105056529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP. NO EYEWITNESSES.

## 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 SEA84MA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84MA016), Nov 5, 1983: de Havilland DHC-2 (N9006), Challis, ID, destroyed, 4 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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