# Accident 20170626008669A: Aero-Ace CE 1, Cottonwood, AZ, June 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2017, 15:40 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7311° N, 112.0356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7311&lon=-112.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473CQ-2017-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero-Ace CE 1 (registry code 00301BR, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-ace-ce-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO-ACE CE 1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 1 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170626008669A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/26/2017, AROUND 15:40 MST N473CQ, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, AERO ACE, ON DEPARTURE VEERED RIGHT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT AT THE COTTONWOOD, AZ AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE SOLE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA17CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA370), Jun 26, 2017: Aero-Ace CE 1 (N473CQ), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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