# Accident 20110603009799A: Rusk Billy W SMITH SUPER CUB, Noxon, MT, June 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Noxon, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0583° N, 115.9017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0583&lon=-115.9017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316BR-2012-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rusk Billy W SMITH SUPER CUB (registry code 05629ZR, https://openairdocs.org/model/rusk-billy-w-smith-super-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A1A (registry code 42098, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RUSK BILLY W SMITH SUPER CUB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110603009799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO ON THE CLARK FORK RIVER. DURING TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IMMEDIATELY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT FLOATED DOWN RIVER AND STOPPED AT THE CABINET GORGE DAM WHERE IT SUBSEQUENTLY EITHER SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF DAM OR WENT THROUGH SPILL WAY. NO AIRCRAFT OR PARTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA249), Jun 3, 2011: Rusk Smith Super Cub (N316BR), Heron, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The floatplane's collision with a submerged object during a water landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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