# Accident 20150628008402A: Beech D17S, Idaho Falls, ID, June 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2015, 09:45 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5169° N, 112.0700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5169&lon=-112.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,222 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150628008402A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/28/2015 AT KIDA, N114H, BE-17-D17S, S/N 327 AND N16M, BE-17-D17S, S/N 6765 WERE TAXING OUT TO RUNWAY 20 FOR A FLIGHT OF TWO.  N114H WAS THE LEAD AIRCRAFT WHO REPORTED THERE WERE BIRDS OCCUPYING THE RUNWAY.  ATC REDIRECTED BOTH AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY 17.  N114H STOPPED NORTH OF INTERSECTION A1 AT RUNWAY 17; N16M FAILED TO STOP AND RAN INTO THE LEFT HAND WING AND STRUT OF N114H.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N114H, Beech D17S: [Accident 20150628008412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150628008412A)

## 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 GAA15CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA145), Jun 28, 2015: Beech D17S (N16M), Idaho Falls, ID, minor damage. Probable cause: While taxiing as a flight of two, the pilot of the blue Beechcraft became distracted and impacted the red Beechcraft which had stopped.

## Other reports on N16M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20041024029209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041024029209I), Oct 24, 2004: Beech D17S (N16M), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was taking a flight test for the renewal of his flight instructor certificate in a Beech staggerwing under 14 CFR part 61. On the final landing, rw…
- [Accident 19900914039679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900914039679A), Sep 14, 1990: Beech D17S (N16M), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Struck fire truck parked on ramp while taxiing for takeoff. Poor over nose visibility and blinding sun were factors

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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