De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 N588Z

Summary

On 21 June 2024 at about 15:20 local time, a De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 registered N588Z, operated by Power Justin Trustee, was involved in an accident near Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 June 2024 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Reed Ranch Airport (I92)

Coordinates

44.8917, -115.7131

Aircraft

De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1

Registration

N588Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1961

Engines

1

Operator

Power Justin Trustee

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yellow Pine → Yellow Pine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA208

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing and his subsequent excessive use of brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing flare, the airplane encountered a gust of wind and landed past the midfield mark. The pilot believed he was unable to perform a go-around due to the rising terrain and trees beyond the departure end of the runway and applied heavy braking to come to a stop. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted about 150-175 ft from the end of the runway, sustaining substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 16, with wind light and variable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.