# NTSB WPR24LA208: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1, N588Z, Yellow Pine, ID, June 21, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: June 21, 2024, 09:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place: Yellow Pine, ID · On airport
- Coordinates: 44.891667, -115.71305
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8917&lon=-115.7130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA208
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194540/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA208

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing and his subsequent excessive use of brakes.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=2800102), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md)
- [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2800102), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2800102), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2800102), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing flare, the airplane encountered a gust of wind and landed past the midfield mark. The pilot believed he was unable to perform a go-around due to the rising terrain and trees beyond the departure end of the runway and applied heavy braking to come to a stop. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted about 150-175 ft from the end of the runway, sustaining substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 16, with wind light and variable.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N588Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N588Z-2025-07-28), registration cancelled 2025-07-28, S/N 1496, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (registry code 51654, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1496
- Year built: 1961
- Airframe hours: 15124.3
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-950 AN14B 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Power Justin Trustee
- Registered owner: Power Justin Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 2, 2024
- Departed: 3U2, Yellow Pine, ID
- Destination: I92, Yellow Pine, ID
- Airport: I92, Reed Ranch Airport, runway 17, 2,175 × 100 ft, gravel
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 11, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 895 total, 140 in this make and model, 739 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observed at: KMYL, 16 nm away
- METAR: METAR KMYL 211451Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01280044 51004

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20240621007759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240621007759A), Jun 21, 2024: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, Yellow Pine, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting to land on runway 16 at Reed Ranch(I92) airport. Pilot realized he was running out of usable runway and could not go around due to nearby…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 12, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194540. 3.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17327486&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Flattened_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 60 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17394075&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MoR-Rel.pdf
- Investigation photographs (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18254032&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf

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.

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