# NTSB Accident SEA05FA181
> **Piper PA-14** · 2005-08-27 · Challis, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA05FA181
- **Event ID:** 20050901X01365
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-27
- **Location:** Challis, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.661109, -114.129447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-14
- **Registration:** N5104H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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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