Cub Crafters CCK-1865 accident near Moab, UT
On June 30, 2019, a Cub Crafters CCK-1865 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Moab, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 30, 2019
- Place
- Moab, UT
- Aircraft
- Cub Crafters CCK-1865 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.403°N, 109.646°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190701X42015
Official records · WPR19FA182
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 30, 2019, about 0836 mountain daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Cub Crafters CCK-1865 airplane, N66DN, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Moab, Utah. The private pilot and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Canyonlands Regional Airport (CNY), Moab, Utah, about 0830. The airplane was the subject of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Alert Notification when it did not return to the airport. A few hours later, the airplane’s wreckage was located in a canyon about 11 miles south of Moab, Utah. A friend stated that the pilot was familiar with the canyon valley where the airplane wreckage was located and had routinely flown in the canyon. Two recording devices, a Dynon FlightDEK-D180 and a Garmin Aera 796, were located in the airplane wreckage and were sent to the National Transportation Safety Board Vehicle Recorder laboratory for download. While both devices contained parameters for the accident flight, the Dynon FlightDEK-180 integrated multiple flight instruments and many additional parameters, including those for the engine. The Dynon flight data were updated about every 10 seconds. Examination of the recovered flight data revealed that the flight entered a canyon area with the airplane maneuvering at low altitude. The last 10 seconds of flight data before impact indicated that the airplane was flown on a southwest heading and in a climb of about 793 ft per minute; the pitch was abou
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude in mountainous terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
