# Accident 20190807014989A: Moth Aircraft Corp DH60GM, Cortez, CO, August 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2019, 19:45 local time
- Place: Cortez, CO
- Airport: Cortez, Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3402° N, 108.2893° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3402&lon=-108.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moth DH60GM (registry code 05632ZC, https://openairdocs.org/model/moth-dh60gm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY GRP 3 (registry code 20003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-grp-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOTH AIRCRAFT CORP DH60GM
- Reported engine: DEHAV ENG GIPSY GRP 3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,875 total, 550 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190807014989A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR MANCOS CO. ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT THROTTLED BACK TO 1800 RPM. AND SHORTLY AFTER MADE A TURN UP THE VALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT FELT SLUGGISH, THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT. THE ENGINE REMAINED SMOOTH. HE TURNED THE CARB HEAT OFF. THEY CONTINUED TO CLIMB, BUT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME MORE SLUGGISH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE, AN CRASHED INTO THE TREES IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION.

## 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 CEN19LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA260), Aug 8, 2019: Moth DH60GM (N919DH), Cortez, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice accumulation, which resulted in a loss of altitude and impact with trees.

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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