# Accident 20201115021709A: Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S, Francis, OK, November 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2020, 12:00 local time
- Place: Francis, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8747° N, 96.5364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8747&lon=-96.5364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9111, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S (registry code 0600099, https://openairdocs.org/model/zlin-aviation-sro-savage-cub-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN AVIATION SRO SAVAGE CUB-S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 101 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201115021709A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY LANDED ON A SAND BAR.  AFTER LANDING HE ROLLED OUT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND THEN THE MAIN WHEELS DUG INTO THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON IT'S NOSE AND THEN ONTO ITS BACK.  THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING AND TAIL.

## 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 CEN21LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA074), Nov 15, 2020: Zlin Savage Cub-S (N9111), Francis, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for the landing, which resulted in a nose over when the airplane encountered soft sand during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N9111 (1)

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

- [Incident 20260319005789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260319005789I), Mar 19, 2026: Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S (N9111), Young, AZ, Substantial damage. On March 19, 2026, Savage Cub-S, [privacy data omitted] [privacy data omitted], conducted an off-airport landing approximately 9 nautical miles east of chapman…

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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