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Cessna 150K N5631G

31 October 1983 · Near Challis, Idaho, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 31 October 1983 at about 16:57 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N5631G was involved in an accident near Near Challis, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:57
Classification
Accident
Location
Near Challis, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
44.6494, -114.1503
Aircraft
Cessna 150K
Registration
N5631G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Challis → Boise
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA84FA015

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A WITNESS AT THE CHALLIS ARPT OBSERVED THE ACFT TAKEOFF, THEN TURN & DEPART TOWARD THE WEST. IT WAS FOUND THE NEXT DAY NEAR CHALLIS CREEK ABOUT 16 MI WEST OF CHALLIS. IMPACT OCCURRED IN A RELATIVELY FLAT AREA IN A NARROW WOODED VALLEY, AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 7,400 FT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE ACFT HAD TURNED & WAS HEADED TOWARD THE CREEK WHEN IT CRASHED. FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS & VALLEY IN THAT AREA WERE COVERED WITH FOG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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