Monday, August 03, 2026

Interstate S-1A Cadet, N37248, accident occurred on August 1, 2026, at McCarley Field Airport (U02), Blackfoot, 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=N37248

- History of Flight:
On August 1, 2026, at about 0830 local time, a privately-registered Interstate S-1A Cadet, N37248, sustained substantial damage following a hard landing at McCarley Field Airport (U02), Blackfoot, Idaho. The pilot was not injured.

Local media reported that the airplane's tire hit a gravel berm and flipped the plane over.

- Weather:

METAR KPIH 011453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02060083 53007

2 comments:

  1. Another old man loses control at age 69.

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  2. I'm glad to have finally seen a picture. I kept thinking that the reg was a typo and it was N37428, which is the Jelly Belly S-1A.

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