# Accident 20190613006839A: James Timothy H EXPERIMENTAL CUB, Stanley, ID, June 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2019, 13:20 local time
- Place: Stanley, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1783° N, 114.8917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1783&lon=-114.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9WU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9WU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James Timothy H EXPERIMENTAL CUB (registry code 05632DZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-timothy-h-experimental-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2C (registry code 42139, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMES TIMOTHY H EXPERIMENTAL CUB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190613006839A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1320 LOCAL TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL CUB IN LEVEL FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PIC STATED AFTER ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE THE FIRST TIME THE WING STARTED TO FLUTTER.  THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A RIGHT SPIRAL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR STANLEY, ID.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 WPR19LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA170), Jun 13, 2019: James Experimental Cub (N9WU), Stanley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Overstress failure of the right-wing spar due to an encounter with turbulence.

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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