Piper PA-14 accident near Challis, ID
On August 27, 2005, a Piper PA-14 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Challis, ID. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 27, 2005
- Place
- Challis, ID
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-14 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.661°N, 114.129°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050901X01365
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 27, 2005, at approximately 1005 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-14, N5104H, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Challis, Idaho. The commercial pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local, game-spotting flight that originated from Challis, Idaho, approximately 35 minutes before the accident. The pilot had not filed a flight plan. Friends of the pilot said that the two men were attempting to locate Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep. The Bureau of Land Management dispatch personnel were first notified of a fire in the hills at approximately 1010. A responding fire fighting team, who repelled to the ground from helicopters, found the downed airplane. PERSONAL INFORMATION The pilot had taken a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) required flight medical on June 22, 2005; he held a second class medical certificate. He was a commercial pilot for single and multiengine aircraft; he was a flight instructor, and an airframe and power plant mechanic. On an application for aviation insurance (dated March 2, 2005), the pilot reported that he had 17,000 hours of total flight experience with 2,130 hours in the airplane; his personal flight logbook was never recovered. The pilot had successfully completed a Practical Risk Management course with the Kings Schools, on March 2, 2005, for a reduction of his aviation insurance premiums. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was a single engine, propeller-driven, four s
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the subsequent inadvertent stall/spin to the ground. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention while spotting/locating Rocky Mountain Bighorn sheep.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
