# Accident 20180427004229A: 2017 L-Bird LLC CCX-2000, Hood River, OR, April 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2018, 10:50 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Airport: Ken Jernstedt Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6728° N, 121.5339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6728&lon=-121.5339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N844FC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 2017 L-BIRD LLC CCX-2000
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 7 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180427004229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WITH PASSENGER ENTERED RUNWAY 25 AT SOUTH MIDFIELD TAXIWAY AND STOPPED WITH NOSE ABOUT 15 DEGREES NORTH OF RUNWAY TO REDUCE CROSSWIND EFFECT DURING TAKEOFF.  FINAL CHECKS GOOD, NO FLAPS TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED.  AS THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY WANTED TO FLY.  CROSSWIND CAUGHT AIRCRAFT.  PILOT INPUT AILERON AND RUDDER TO COUNTER WIND.  LEFT WING (DOWN WIND SIDE) STARTED TO DRAG ON RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AS PROPELLER AND ENGINE STRUK GROUND NEER VERTICAL.  AIRCRAFT STOPPED UPSIDE DOWN  AND ROTATED 180 DEGREES FROM TAKEOFF HEADING.  MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED AND ENGINE WAS SEVERED FROM FIREWALL.  PILOT AND PASSENGER EXTRACTED THEMSELVES FROM AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA18CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA236), Apr 27, 2018: L-Bird CCX-2000 (N844FC), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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