# Accident 20200918016189A: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160, Larkspur, CO, September 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2020, 10:43 local time
- Place: Larkspur, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2000° N, 104.8400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-104.8400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55JV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55JV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cubcrafters CC11-160 (registry code 060006N, https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cc11-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Titan OX-340CC (registry code 59470, https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-ox-340cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUBCRAFTERS INC CC11-160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,824 total, 113 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200918016189A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2020 AT 1046 MDT, A CUBCRAFTERS CC11-160 AIRCRAFT, N55JV, INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM A REMOTE STRIP ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. DURING ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A QUARTERING TAILWIND SHEAR. THE PILOT ADDED RUDDER AND FORWARD ELEVATOR IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM GOING INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR THEN CAME TO A STOP. THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN20CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA404), Sep 18, 2020: Cubcrafters CC11 (N55JV), Larkspur, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off in gusting quartering tailwind conditions.

## Other reports on N55JV (1)

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

- [Accident 20220703011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220703011669A), Jul 3, 2022: Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160 (N55JV), Findlay, OH, Substantial damage. On July 3, 2022 around 9:30 am [privacy data omitted]was taking off in [privacy data omitted] a cub crafters CC11-160 model. [privacy data omitted] Was taking…

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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