# Accident 20030704015229A: Beech A24R, Yellow Pine, ID, July 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Yellow Pine, ID
- Airport: Johnson Creek Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8522° N, 115.5011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8522&lon=-115.5011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254M-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 434 total, 85 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704015229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT JOHNSON CREEK AIRPORT, YELLOWPINE, ID, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MDT. THE PILOT PERFORMED WHAT WAS REPORTED AS A "STANDARD" GO-AROUND, WHICH FOR JOHNSON CREEK AIRPORT IS TO FLY SOUTH UP THE VALLEY UNTIL SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE IS GAINED TO CLEAR THE RIDGELINES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RIDGELINE APPROXIMATELY 1500' ABOVE THE AIRPORT ELEVATION, APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN THAT INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA03FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA123), Jul 4, 2003: Beech A24-R (N254M), Yellow Pine, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance. Factors include trees and mountainous terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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