2011 Douglas AD-4N Crash in Idaho (N2088G)

Accident Overview and Flight Details On March 8, 2011, at approximately 1628 mountain standard time, a Douglas AD-4N, registration N2088G, impacted terrain in the Sawtooth National Forest. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot. The crash site was located about 30 miles south-southeast of Joslin Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) in Twin Falls, Idaho. The airplane sustained substantial damage from impact forces and a postimpact fire, resulting in the fatal injuries of the private pilot and one passenger. The flight originated from Wendover Airport (ENV) in Wendover, Utah, at approximately 1550. It was a personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at TWF around the time of the accident. No witnesses were present, and the aircraft was reported overdue by family and friends. Search and rescue operations were initiated by local authorities, including the Civil Air Patrol. The wreckage was located at approximately 6,500 feet mean sea level, with GPS coordinates of 42 degrees 00.72 minutes north latitude and 114 degrees 18.67 minutes west longitude. A radar track recorded on the day of the accident indicated a flight of about 30 minutes beginning near ENV and ending about 0.25 mile from the accident site.