Flying Legend Tucano-R, N723MH, incident occurred on July 8, 2026, at Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA/KIDA), Idaho Falls, Idaho

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N723MH

- History of Flight:
On July 8, 2026, at about 1240 local time, a privately-registered Flying Legend Tucano-R, N723MH, sustained unknown damage when it landed gear up on runway 17 at Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA/KIDA), Idaho Falls, Idaho. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Bend Municipal Airport (BDN/KBDN), Bend, Oregon, at 0743.

Preliminary ADS-B data shows that the airplane was cruising at 11,400 ft when it entered a descent towards KIDA. The airplane squawked an emergency and conducted a low-pass over runway 21. The airplane climbed back to 5,400 ft, turned around, and landed on runway 17.

Figure 1: Entire Track

Figure 2: Approach and landing at KIDA

- Weather:

METAR KIDA 081753Z 28003KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02610117 10261 20094 58006

METAR KIDA 081853Z 27005KT 10SM CLR 28/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02830111