# NTSB Accident WPR22LA238
> **PIPER PA20** · 2022-06-27 · Challis, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22LA238
- **Event ID:** 20220629105391
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-06-27
- **Location:** Challis, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.822667, -114.82533
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA20
- **Registration:** N1231C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's turn towards rising terrain with limited climb performance and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from terrain that resulted in an impact with terrain.

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