- Date
- October 31, 1971
- Place
- Challis, ID · CHALLIS, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3477RCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163394
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3317 71/10/31 NR.CHALLIS,ID CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4962 TIME - 1200 N3477R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHALLIS,ID BERNARD CREEK,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11/3/72. CRASHED ON CANYON SLOPE DURING 180 DEG TURN. UNFAMILIAR WITH MTN FLYING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3477R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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