# Accident 20110812017889A: Richmond Jim R CCK-1865, Dubois, ID, August 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2011, 07:30 local time
- Place: Dubois, ID
- Airport: Dubois Municipal. Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5483° N, 109.6900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5483&lon=-109.6900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richmond Jim R CCK-1865 (registry code 05629S1, https://openairdocs.org/model/richmond-jim-r-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHMOND JIM R CCK-1865
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 96 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110812017889A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED DLN ENROUTE TO U25 AT 0600, ABOUT 1.5 HOURS INTO FLIGHT HEARD A BANG AND FELT A CHANGE TO A/C. LANDED AT CLOSEST AIRPORT U41 CONTROLS FELT MUSHY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT GOT OUT OF A/C AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE L/H WING TIP AND MISSING THE TOP 12 INCHES OF RUDDER. ALSO THE MIDDLE SECTION OF RUDDER WAS MISSING ALL THE FABRIC.

## 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 WPR11CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA399), Aug 12, 2011: Richmond Jim R CCK-1865 (N56WY), Dubois, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a wire during cruise flight.

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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