Beech D35 accident near Yellow Pine, ID
On July 23, 1996, a Beech D35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yellow Pine, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 23, 1996
- Place
- Yellow Pine, ID
- Aircraft
- Beech D35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.019°N, 115.520°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06354
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 22, 1996, about 2000 mountain daylight time, N2161D, a Beech D35, operated by the owner/pilot, collided with terrain during an uncontrolled descent and was destroyed near Yellow Pine, Idaho. There was a ground fire. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight departed from Chamberlain, Idaho, and was en route to Yellow Pine. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to a friend of the accident pilot, who was flying a Cessna 180 at the time of the accident, the accident pilot and eight others had flown to Idaho from Texas for a fishing trip a few days prior to the accident. The Cessna 180 pilot stated that the accident pilot had been to Idaho "four or five times before." The airplanes arrived on Thursday night, July 18, 1996, at Johnson Creek, Idaho. Two days prior to the accident, the airplanes, including the accident airplane, refueled at McCall, Idaho. The Cessna 180 pilot stated that the accident airplane was "topped off" with fuel, then flown to Johnson Creek. The accident airplane was not flown on the following day, July 21. On the day of the accident, the accident airplane was flown by the accident pilot from Johnson Creek to Chamberlain, Idaho, for more fishing. Later that day, the Cessna 180 pilot and the accident pilot, along with another pilot, arrived at the Chamberlain airstrip to return to Johnson Creek. The Cessna 180 pilot stated that the accident pilot "... gave no indication of a [physical] problem. He was n
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, which resulted in a stall/spin and collision with terrain.
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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.
