Plane Damaged In Landing At Closed Backcountry Airstrip

A private plane was damaged last Thursday morning when the pilot attempted to land it at a closed backcountry airstrip just north of Zahn Bay on the San Juan Arm of Lake Powell. The single engine 2008 Husky aircraft evidently ran off the closed runway, causing it to flip. The pilot sustained minor injuries in the accident. He was flown by another private aircraft to a hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. The passenger in the damaged aircraft was uninjured. The National Park Service, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the incident.