Beech A24-R accident near Yellow Pine, ID
On July 4, 2003, a Beech A24-R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yellow Pine, ID. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 4, 2003
- Place
- Yellow Pine, ID
- Aircraft
- Beech A24-R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.852°N, 115.501°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030714X01094
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 4, 2003, about 1200 mountain daylight time, a Beech A24-R, N254M, was destroyed after colliding with forested terrain approximately four miles south of the Johnson Creek Airport (3U2), Yellow Pine, Idaho. The airplane was owned by the pilot, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal/pleasure flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91. The private pilot and the two passengers aboard the airplane were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. The flight originated from McCall, Idaho, approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident. The accident airplane was the lead aircraft of a flight of two that departed McCall with a planned destination of Johnson Creek. The pilot of the number two aircraft stated that both airplanes approached the destination airport (3U2) from the North with intentions of landing on runway 17. He reported that he was approximately 1.5 miles in trail of the lead aircraft when the pilot of N254M radioed "54 Mike is going around, Johnson Creek." Witnesses on the ground reported that they observed the aircraft do a "standard" go-around and remarked that the engine powered up and the gear was retracting from the extended position during the maneuver. Shortly after the go-around, witnesses reported that they began receiving an ELT signal on a handheld radio that was tuned to 121.5 megahertz. Approximately two hours later, the aircraft wreckage was located below a ridgeline south of the Johnson Creek Airport. The pilot and both p
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance. Factors include trees and mountainous 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.
