19940521011979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Challis, ID · May 21, 1994

Date
May 21, 1994 · 09:00 local
Place
Challis, ID
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N86980
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA94FA123
Reported as
Bbavia 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O360C2E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck a ridge flying thru canyon. Rising terrain and density altitude factors.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A RIDGE FLYING THRU CANYON. RISING TERRAIN AND DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.