44.5058° N, 114.2283° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Challis, ID, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 5, 1984 · 17:45 local
Place
Challis, ID
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N121A
Reported as
Maule M6235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540W1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total200 in this make and model191 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ran into hail while circumnavigating a thunderstorm. Damaged wings and wind shield. Continued to destination.
As the FAA filed it
RAN INTO HAIL WHILE CIRCUMNAVIGATING A THUNDERSTORM. DAMAGED WINGS AND WIND SHIELD. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.