# Accident 20131229023859A: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Red Lodge, MT, December 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2013, 12:15 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4433° N, 109.2417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4433&lon=-109.2417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N924JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (registry code 060006N, https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cc11-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cubcrafter CC340 (registry code 18050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUBCRAFTERS INC CC11-160
- Reported engine: CUBCRAFTER CC340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131229023859A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 29, 2013, AT 1230 MST, A CUBCRAFTERS CC11-160, N924JS, REGISTERED TO A LLC, FLIPED AFTER RH GEAR FELL THROUGH THE SNOW-PACKED FIELD WHILE TAXING AFTER LANDING AT A PRIVATE STRIP  NEAR RED LODGE, MONTANA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL  CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RED LODGE, MONTANA ON DECEMBER 29, 2013, AT 1215 MST.

## 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 WPR14CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA082), Dec 29, 2013: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (N924JS), Roberts, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain during taxi, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N924JS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130419005729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130419005729A), Apr 19, 2013: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160 (N924JS), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. The pilot in command was with an instructor and practicing take offs and landings, along with various other air work. Several landings were made at various…

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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