# Accident 20260206001249A: Merlyn R Reppert ONEX, Caldwell, ID, February 6, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2026, 09:50 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell Industrial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6373° N, 116.6258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6373&lon=-116.6258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N362DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N362DZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Merlyn R Reppert ONEX (registry code 056314A, https://openairdocs.org/model/merlyn-r-reppert-onex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MERLYN R REPPERT ONEX
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,472 total, 14 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260206001249A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 6, 2026, ABOUT 0945 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A SONEX ONEX AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR CALDWELL, IDAHO. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 12 AT CALDWELL EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (EUL) CALDWELL, IDAHO, AND SHORTLY AFTER IMPACTED A PLOUGHED AGRICULTURAL FIELD ABOUT 850 FT EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 12. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 057° MAGNETIC.

THE WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE OUTLINE OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE AREA. GROUND DISTURBANCE WAS LIMITED AND CONSISTENT WITH A LOW FORWARD VELOCITY, SHALLOW PITCH ATTITUDE, AND NEAR WINGS-LEVEL ATTITUDE AT IMPACT. ONE BLADE OF THE WOODEN SENSENICH PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED WHILE THE OTHER BLADE WAS FRACTURED ABOUT MIDWAY ALONG THE CHORD BUT WAS STILL ATTACHED. THE COCKPIT, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FUEL TANK AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 WPR26FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA101), Feb 6, 2026: Sonex Onex (N362DZ), Caldwell, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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