No fatalities

PIPER PA-28-140 28-24072 accident at Newdale, ID, 28 Oct 2021

Newdale, ID, United States

On October 28, 2021, a PIPER PA-28-140 28-24072 operated by Idaho Flight Academy was involved in an aviation accident near Newdale, ID. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor’s failure to monitor the flight to ensure terrain clearance during the dark night conditions. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to monitor the flight to ensure terrain clearance during the dark night conditions.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Instructor/check pilotAltitude — Not attained/maintainedEffect on operation