# Accident 20180905013179A: Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180, Northway, AK, September 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2018, 08:30 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3003° N, 142.5333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3003&lon=-142.5333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N413CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC18-180 (registry code 2470003, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc18-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,499 total, 664 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA541) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180905013179A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF THE

AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE'S CONTROL BECAME DEGRADED AND THE PILOT SELECTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING

SITE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE

AIRPLANE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.

## 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 GAA18CA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA541), Sep 6, 2018: Cub Crafters CC18 (N413CC), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a bird during straight-and-level flight.

## Other reports on N413CC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20211108019029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211108019029A), Nov 8, 2021: Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180 (N413CC), Circle City, AK, Substantial damage. After visual determination of runway conditions using known area obstacles and determining on site weather, pilot set up for landing. Note: pilot was not…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.