# Accident 20190630008699A: Dean Nordsving CCK-1865, Moab, UT, June 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2019, 08:30 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Airport: Canyon Lands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4031° N, 109.6461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4031&lon=-109.6461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66DN-2020-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dean Nordsving CCK-1865 (registry code 05632FP, https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-nordsving-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cubcrafter CC340 (registry code 18050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEAN NORDSVING CCK-1865
- Reported engine: CUBCRAFTER CC340
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190630008699A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 30TH AT 0800 IN THE MORNING, N66DN TOOK OFF FROM CANYONLANDS AIRPORT IN MOAB WITH TWO INDIVIDUALS ON BOARD.  THEY WERE GOING ON A SHORT SCENIC FLIGHT BUT NEVER RETURNED.  ON 7/1/19 THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A RAVINE NEAR NEEDLES OVERLOOK BY A PILOT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN A HELO.  THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT.  THIS INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT HOLD A PILOT CERTIFICATE ONLY A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE BACK RECENTLY BECAME CERTIFIED AS A PRIVATE PILOT.

THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT INDICATES THE PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPAIRED DURING THE FLIGHT.

NO OTHER INFORMATION IS KNOWN AS THEY BOTH PERISHED IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR19FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA182), Jun 30, 2019: Cub Crafters CCK-1865 (N66DN), Moab, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude in mountainous terrain.

## Other reports on N66DN (1)

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

- [Incident 20170929014219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170929014219I), Sep 29, 2017: Dean Nordsving CCK-1865 (N66DN), Monticello, UT, Minor damage. The pilot in command was flying low and encountered a strong gusty wind. He attempted to land on a road, had a hard landing and hit some rocks and debris…

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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