Johnson Creek Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Yellow Pine, Idaho 83677
Friday, June 28, 2013 9:48 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On June 28, 2013, about 0948 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-22-135, N1540P, and a Piper PA-28R-200, N2108T, collided midair while on final approach to landing at the Johnson Creek Airport (3U2), Yellow Pine, Idaho. The PA-22-135 was registered to the pilot and the PA-28R-200 was registered to a private individual. Both airplanes were operated by the pilot's under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot of the PA-22-135 and his pilot rated passenger sustained serious injuries. The private pilot of the PA-28R-200 sustained serious injuries and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for either flight. The PA-22-135 originated from the Flying B Ranch (12ID), near Salmon, Idaho, about 0800 and the PA-28R-200 originated from Bountiful, Utah, at an undetermined time. Both airplanes had an intended destination of 3U2. Witnesses located adjacent to the accident site reported observing both the PA-22-135 and the PA-28R-200 collide at an altitude of about 50 feet above ground level just before the threshold of Runway 17. Subsequently, both airplanes were observed descending into terrain. Examination of the accident site revealed that both airplanes came to rest within about 50 feet of each other. The main wreckages were located about 225 feet from the approach end of runway 17, along the eastern edge of the runway. The debris path was about 410 feet in length and oriented on an approximate heading of about 160-degrees magnetic. All major structural components were located within the debris path. The wreckages of both airplanes were recovered to a secure location for further examination.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/28/2013
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 948
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Yellow Pine
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83677
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator Yes
On Ground Collision occurred ? --
Event Location Latitude 445442N
Event Location Longitude 1152907W
Event Location Airport Johnson Creek Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 3U2
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 4933
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 951 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID MYL
Elevation of weather observation facility 5024
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 26
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 11
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.33
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KMYL 281551Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A30
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 3
Injury Total All 4
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source FAA Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 5 2013 12:16PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

Aircraft Registration Number N1540P N2108T
NTSB Number WPR13FA296A WPR13FA296B
Missing Aircraft Indicator -- --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? -- --
Damage Substantial Substantial
Aircraft Fire None None
Aircraft Explosion None None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-22-135 PA-28R-200
Aircraft Series Identifier -- --
Aircraft Serial Number 22-2404 28R-7135053
Certified Max Gross Weight -- --
Aircraft Category Airplane Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class -- --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No No
Flight Crew Seats -- --
Cabin Crew Seats -- --
Passenger Seats -- --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4 4
Number of Engines 1 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection -- --
Date of Last Inspection -- --
Airframe hours since last inspection -- --
Airframe Hours -- --
ELT Installed Unknown Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown Unknown
ELT Type -- --
Aircraft Owner Name Christopher Jordan LAWRENCE GRANT HEATH
Aircraft Owner Street Address -- C/O G&B INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC
Aircraft Owner City ROSEBURG BOUNTIFUL
Aircraft Owner State OR UT
Aircraft Owner Country USA USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97470-5743 84011-0769
Operator is an individual? No No
Operator Name Christopher Jordan RONALD LEE BEITEL
Operator Same as Owner? Yes No
Operator Is Doing Business As -- --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes No
Operator Street Address -- --
Operator City ROSEBURG Salt Lake City
Operator State OR UT
Operator Country USA USA
Operator Zip code 97470-5743 84110
Operator Code -- --
Owner has at least one certificate None None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation -- --
Operator Certificate Number -- --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not -- --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight -- --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail -- --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes No
Departure Point Same as Event No No
Departure Airport Code ID74 --
Departure City Cascade Bountiful
Departure State ID UT
Departure Country USA USA
Departure Time -- --
Departure Time Zone -- --
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 3U2 3U2
Destination City Yellow Pine Yellow Pine
Destination State ID ID
Destination Country USA USA
Specific Phase of Flight -- --
Report sent to ICAO? -- --
Evacuation occurred -- --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 5 2013 12:17PM Jul 5 2013 12:17PM
User who most recently changed record stam stam
Since inspection or accident -- --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17 17
Runway Length 3400 3400
Runway Width 150 150
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --