# Accident 19930825031079A: Cessna U206B, Challis, ID, August 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1993, 07:05 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6490° N, 114.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6490&lon=-114.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3431L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3431L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206B (registry code 2073322, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825031079A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD ON REMOTE AIRSTRIP. BLAMED DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 SEA93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA184), Aug 25, 1993: Cessna 206B (N3431L), Challis, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE DOWNDRAFT WAS A FACTOR.

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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