THE DTSB
Pending. Reported engine failure at 300 feet, stall spin.
Key facts
- DateFebruary 6, 2026
- Local time10:55 AM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightTakeoff
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
- AirportKEUL
Accident Location
- City, State
- Caldwell, Idaho
- Latitude
- 43.641
- Longitude
- -116.635
- Airport ID
- KEUL
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N262DZ
- Make
- Sonex
- Model
- OneX
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- Yes
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Just, Bayne Gerald
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 79
- Certification
- Unknown
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- Basic Med
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 11) LOTOT →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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