# Accident 20220626011409A: Piper PA-20-135, Challis, ID, June 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2022, 19:30 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Airport: Lower Loon Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8227° N, 114.8253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8227&lon=-114.8253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1231C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1231C-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 135 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220626011409A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM LOWER LOON CREEK AIRSTRIP (C34) AT 1930 WITH A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE ON JUNE 26, 2022 AND CRASHED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER WITH NO WITNESSES. DESTROYED AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE FOUND THE NEXT DAY 1.2 MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY THE US FOREST SERVICE WITH TWO FATALITIES ONBOARD.

## 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 WPR22LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA238), Jun 27, 2022: Piper PA20 (N1231C), Challis, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's turn towards rising terrain with limited climb performance and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from terrain that resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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