# Accident 20140616012159A: Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180, Pennsboro, WV, June 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2014, 20:00 local time
- Place: Pennsboro, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2836° N, 80.9672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2836&lon=-80.9672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N696RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC18-180 (registry code 2470003, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc18-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C4P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,531 total, 28 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140616012159A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE CLIMBOUT ON RUNWAY 21 OF THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR PENNSBORO WATER SUPPLY LAKE IN PENNSBORO, WV, THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE QUIT OR WENT TO IDLE WITH THE PROPELLER STILL TURNING. THE PILOT TURNED LEFT AND PREPARED TO LAND IN HIS YARD NEAR THE LAKE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND OF A FIELD NEAR THE TOP OF THE LAKE HILLSIDE WITH THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER, AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TOWARDS THE END OF RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET DOWN THE SLOPE OF THE HILLSIDE TO THE LAKE BELOW, COMING TO A STOP AT THE WATER'S EDGE (APPROXIMATELY .25 MILES FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY). THE PILOT AND PASSENGER THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, FUSELAGE, ENGINE MOUNT, ENGINE FIREWALL, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER BLADES.

## 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 ERA14LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA294), Jun 17, 2014: Cub Crafters CC18-180 (N696RP), Pennsboro, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident engine examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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