# Accident 20150929016939A: Cub Crafter CC11-160, Lake City, CO, September 29, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lake City, CO
- Airport: Castle Lakes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9083° N, 107.3517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9083&lon=-107.3517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4HW-2016-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (registry code 060006N, https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cc11-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Titan OX-340CC (registry code 59470, https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-ox-340cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTER CC11-160
- Reported engine: TITAN OX-340CC-B3J3N4/CAB002
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150929016939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PART OF A 10 AIRCRAFT CUB CRAFTERS HIGH MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION TOUR.  ALL INVOLVED PAID OUTFITTER TO PROVIDE DETAILS ON AIRPORTS, WEATHER, LODGING, AND PROCEDURES.  THIS IS RELEVANT BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE TO PERFORM AS THE OTHER PILOTS AND THE LACK OF TRAINING PROVIDED BY OUTFITTER TO ENSURE ALL APPLICANTS WERE PREPARED FOR THE DENSITY ALTITUDE ISSUES.

PILOT DEPARTED GRAVEL, HARD PACK RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM AT ELEVATION OF 9300'.  DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THAT TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,600'.

PILOTS AIRCRAFT REACHED TAKEOFF SPEED AROUND 400' DOWN THE RUNWAY AND PILOT ROTATED AND IMMEDIATELY CLIMBED OUT OF GROUND EFFECT WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE EFFECT OF DENSITY ALTITUDE.

PILOTS RIGHT WING STALLED FIRST AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY, IMPACTING A SMALL CLUSTER OF YOUNG ASPEN TREES AT APPROXIMATELY 30' IN THE AIR WITH HIS LEFT WING.

WING DESTROYED AND PLANE IMMEDIATELY CRASHED DOWN IN A DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 20' FROM IMPACT SITE WITH TREES.

PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH WALKED AWAY WITH NO INJURIES BUT AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

PILOT DID REPORT THAT GUSTY WINDS ADDED TO THE ISSUE.

LEFT WING SHOWED SIGNS OF IMPACT WITH ASPEN TREES, PROPELLERS ALL SHATTERED, NOSE COWLING HAD TWISTING DAMAGE, GEAR COLLAPSED UNDERNEATH , RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TORN OFF, AND BOTH FUEL TANKS PUNCTURED.

## 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 GAA15CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA292), Sep 29, 2015: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (N4HW), Lake City, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure during takeoff to attain sufficient airspeed for conditions, and to maintain yaw control and a positive rate of climb, resulting in a loss of directional control, an uncontrolled…

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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