# Accident 19950611030799A: Cessna 175, Challis, ID, June 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Airport: Upper Loon Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6504° N, 114.1496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6504&lon=-114.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7142M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7142M-1997-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950611030799A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF DOWNWIND. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON CLIMBOUT. SETTLED INTO TREES. AFD RECOMENDS RUNWAY 04 WHEN WIND PERMITS

## 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 SEA95LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA117), Jun 11, 1995: Cessna 175 (N7142M), Challis, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT/PLANNING PREPARATION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DOWNDRAFT AND TAILWIND.

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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