Cessna 182Q N97845

Summary

On 9 October 1983 at about 15:20 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N97845 was involved in an accident near Near Challis, Idaho, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 October 1983 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Near Challis, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

44.6491, -114.1498

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N97845

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boise → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA84FA007

1 person died.

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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AT AN ELEVATION OF 8560 FT MSL. THE CRASH SITE WAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF A RIDGE & APRX 30 TO 40 FT BELOW THE RIDGELINE. THE RIDGE RAN NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST & FORMED THE WEST SIDE OF DRY CANYON. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG LOST POWER AT APRX 9000 FT AS THE ACFT WAS APPROACHING THE RIDGELINE. HE STATED THAT HE COULD SEE THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLEAR THE RIDGE. HE TURNED TOWARD THE VALLEY, BUT THE ACFT HIT TREES. HOWEVER, A WITNESS REPORTED THEACFT ENTERED DRY CANYON WHILE AT APRX 400 FT AGL. THE TERRAIN ELEVATION AT THE ENTRANCE WAS ABOUT 6500 FT MSL & THE ENTRANCE IS APRX 3 MI FROM THE CRASH SITE. THE WITNESS STATED THAT A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE ACFT PASSED HIS POSITION, HE HEARD THE ENG ROAR, THEN NOTHING. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PLT & PASSENGERS, THE INVESTIGATOR ESTABLISHED THAT THE ACFT ENTERED THE CANYON AT APRX 500 FT AGL. THE ENG WAS EXAMINED & A TEST RUN WAS CONDUCTED WHICH SHOWED EVIDENCE OF NORMAL OPERATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.