# Incident 20190227010569I: Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180, Pierre, SD, February 27, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3752° N, 100.3200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pierre, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3752&lon=-100.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N585CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N585CC) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190227010569I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/27/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500CDT A CUB CRAFTERS CC18-180 OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INCURRED WING TIP DAMAGE AFTER IT STRUCK A TREE DURING CRUISE WHILE DOING LOW LEVEL PREDATOR CONTROL. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CREW WAS UNINIJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PIERRE, SD ON 02/27/2019.

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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