# Accident 20180305001469A: Macdonald Craig MAC CUB, West Point, UT, March 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2018, 14:35 local time
- Place: West Point, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1214° N, 112.0883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1214&lon=-112.0883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N669WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Macdonald Craig MAC CUB (registry code 05621DA, https://openairdocs.org/model/macdonald-craig-mac-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MACDONALD CRAIG MAC CUB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING (L)TO 360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 16 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180305001469A

## Narrative

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

ON 5 MARCH 2018, PILOT AND PASSENGER DECIDED TO PRACTICE LANDINGS FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AROUND BTF. THEY DECIDED TO GO SIGHTSEEING. ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF BOUNTIFUL UTAH THE ENGINE STARTED EXPERIENCING POWER SURGES AND LOSE OF POWER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY STARTING LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. THERE WAS A LOT OF MARSHES IN THE AREA, BUT THEY FOUND A DIRT ROAD AND DECIDED TO LAND THERE. THEY TOUCHED DOWN SAFELY AND STARTED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WHEEL HIT A BERM OF MUD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH WERE UNHURT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE LEFT WING WAS BENT SEVERELY OVER A DIRT EMBANKMENT.  THE RUDDER WAS ALSO BROKEN OFF OF THE TAIL.

## 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 WPR18LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA102), Mar 5, 2018: Macdonald Craig MAC CUB (N669WH), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat during the flight, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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