Pilot Neil MacNichol, 21, killed when small plane crashes in Craters of the Moon National Monument in Blaine County, Idaho

Modified Date:

Tue, 07/07/2015 - 2:46pm

Accident Date:

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Crash in Craters of the Moon kills 21-year-old Idaho pilot

BOISE, Idaho ' Toxicology tests are planned on the body of a 21-year-old commercial pilot who died after his backcountry aircraft crashed within Craters of the Moon National Monument in south-central Idaho. Carter said a BLM fire crew also went to the site, but the crash didn't start a fire. She said the sheriff's office didn't put out information about the missing plane or crash until receiving calls from reporters after the weekend. MacNichol is listed as an instructor at McCall Mountain Canyon Flying Seminars, which specializes in backcountry flying. Holly Carter, spokeswoman for the Blaine County Sheriff's Office, said MacNichol took on fuel in Malad City in southern Idaho before starting north Thursday.

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Type: Aircraft Accident

People Involved:

Neil MacNichol

Roadway:

Laidlaw Park

County:

Blaine County, ID

Area:

Twin Falls, ID