Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
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 |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| 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 | -- | -- |