# Accident 20210216000699A: Cornum Kara K CCK-1865, Quartzsite, AZ, February 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Quartzsite, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5700° N, 114.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5700&lon=-114.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53KK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53KK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cornum Kara K CCK-1865 (registry code 05631DM, https://openairdocs.org/model/cornum-kara-k-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cubcrafter CC340 (registry code 18050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CORNUM KARA K CCK-1865
- Reported engine: CUBCRAFTER CC340
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,942 total, 38 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210216000699A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN THE DESERT SURROUNDED BY WHAT THE PILOT IDENTIFIED AS MANY TAKEOFF AND LANDING AREAS.

THE PILOT INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL TO THE SOUTH EAST. ABOUT 250FT INTO THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED WIND FROM THE SOUTH WEST ABOUT 10KTS AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK ONE OF THE ARMS OF A SAGUARO CACTUS  WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOOSE ALTITUDE AND IMPACT THE GROUND.

RECOMMENDATION FROM THE OPERATION'S INSPECTOR ASSIGNED ARE TO HAVE THE PILOT 44709 RE- EXAMINED FOR THE GROUND PORTION ONLY

## 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 WPR21LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA113), Feb 16, 2021: Cubcrafter CCK-1865 (N53KK), Quartzite, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff while operating in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with a cactus and the subsequent impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N53KK (1)

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

- [Incident 20190423003349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190423003349I), Apr 23, 2019: Cornum Kara K CCK-1865 (N53KK), Grand Junction, CO, Minor damage. On landing in Grand Junction (gjt) an amateur built carbon cub crafters CCK-1865 left the runway just before touchdown. The aircraft crossed the infield and…

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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