# Accident 20130603010489A: Dennis Stephen CUB CRAFTERS INC CCK, Cookson, OK, June 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cookson, OK
- Airport: Tenkiller Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7028° N, 94.9350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7028&lon=-94.9350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N319MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dennis Stephen CUB CRAFTERS INC CCK (registry code 05632EP, https://openairdocs.org/model/dennis-stephen-cub-crafters-inc-cck) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cubcrafter CC340 (registry code 18050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DENNIS STEPHEN CUB CRAFTERS INC CCK
- Reported engine: CUBCRAFTER CC340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 62 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130603010489A

## Narrative

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

OPERATOR WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME AIRPORT AFTER 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH ON DOWN WIND TURNING TO BASE. THE MOTOR CONTINUED RUNNING ROUGH THROUGH THE TURN TO BASE AND THAN ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 05. ON FINAL THE MOTOR STARTED TO STOP AND RESTART. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE THE PILOT ELECTED TO HAVE A CONTROLLED CRASH INTO THE TREES. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE ROTATING THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRFT CAUGHT A POST AND SOME TREES, CAUSEING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE ROTATING TO THE WEST (LEFT)  COMEING TO A STOP.

## 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 CEN13CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA315), Jun 3, 2013: Cub Crafters CCK (N319MA), Cookson, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to check the fuel during the preflight, and failure to check the fuel storage…

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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