ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45081
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| Date: | Saturday 13 September 2003 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5547B |
| MSN: | 33547 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5985 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Challis , ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Indian Creek, ID (S81) |
| Upper Loon Cr, ID (U72) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was en route to a remote airstrip located in mountainous terrain. A witness to the accident stated that the pilot of the accident airplane turned south of course "up the first drainage" and began a descent into the canyon. The witness communicated to the accident pilot that he was in the wrong canyon, stating over the radio "get out of there now". Shortly after the radio call, the witness observed the accident pilot initiate a turn to the left. Approximately 170 degrees into the turn, the airplane impacted a large tree near the canyon's edge. After colliding with the tree, the airplane caught fire and subsequently impacted terrain in a nose low attitude. Search and rescue personnel located the wreckage in a heavily wooded drainage valley approximately seven miles northwest of the intended destination. The narrow valley is bordered by steep rising terrain. Post-accident inspection and teardown of the airplane's engine revealed no evidence of a pre impact mechanical malfunction or failure.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering. Factors include mountainous terrain and trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030922X01570&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 February 1964 | N5547B | Non commercial | 0 | Northbrook, Illinois | |
sub |
| 20 May 1983 | N5547B | William Buckpitt | 0 | Riverside, CA | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 19:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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