Cubcrafters Inc CCK-1865 accident near Twisp, WA
On October 1, 2023, a Cubcrafters Inc CCK-1865 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Twisp, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 1, 2023
- Place
- Twisp, WA
- Aircraft
- Cubcrafters Inc CCK-1865 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 48.330°N, 120.012°W
- NTSB ID
- 20231001193167
Official records · WPR24FA001
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 1, 2023, about 1030 Pacific standard time, an experimental amateur-built Cub Crafters CCK-1865, N56DV, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Twisp, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot planned to take a local flight with his friend, who owned the same make of airplane. They departed a private airfield in their respective airplanes and flew directly to a hillside about 2 nautical miles away. The friend landed uphill on the slope of the hillside and positioned his airplane to the west of a tree. Using the radio, he communicated to the pilot that he should land his airplane in between his airplane and the tree. The pilot made two low passes over the ridge, performing reconnaissance over the landing area. The friend saw the airplane touch down on the slope further to the east of his location and land upslope. After a short landing roll, the pilot appeared to abort the landing, and the airplane became airborne again. The friend then saw the airplane collide with a large rock, resulting in the airplane’s left landing-gear folding under the fuselage. The friend observed that the airplane continued over the ridge to the east (the presumed bail-out path), and then lost sight of it. He asked the pilot over the radio if he was okay, and the pilot replied, “I’m flying, but I’m having problems.” The airplane collided with terrain shortly thereafter. A download of the non-volatile memory from the onboard Dynon SV-HDX11
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a rock during an aborted landing on a hillside, the collision with which resulted in damage to the aileron system that precluded subsequent control of the airplane.
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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.
