# Accident 20180318007339A: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Browns Valley, CA, March 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2018, 08:30 local time
- Place: Browns Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2197° N, 121.4114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2197&lon=-121.4114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1951B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1951B-2018-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (registry code 060006N, https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cc11-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUBCRAFTERS INC CC11-160
- Reported engine: TITAN OX-340CC-B3J3N4/DCB002
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 937 total, 135 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180318007339A

## Narrative

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

IN VMC, LEVEL FLIGHT AT APPROX. 200' AGL, AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER WIRES, CAUGHT FIRE, AND CRASHED INTO THE YUBA RIVER.

## 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 WPR18LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA107), Mar 18, 2018: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (N1951B), Browns Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately monitor the environment and maintain a sufficient altitude to avoid power lines.

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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