# Accident 20210627008619A: Curnutt Elton E SKY RANGER B, Falcon, CO, June 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2021, 11:21 local time
- Place: Falcon, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Location: 38.9140° N, 104.4430° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9140&lon=-104.4430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7714E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7714E-2023-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curnutt Elton E SKY RANGER B (registry code 05621H4, https://openairdocs.org/model/curnutt-elton-e-sky-ranger-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURNUTT ELTON E SKY RANGER B
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 660 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210627008619A

## Narrative

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

PLANE ENTERED LEFT TURN AND STARTED TO SLIDE LEFT WHILE LOSING ALTITUDE.  PILOT INCREASED THROTTLE TO CORRECT CONDITION.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK UNTIL PLANES LEFT WING STRUCK TREE 20 FEET AGL BEFORE ENGINE AND RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH THE TAIL AT A 45 DEGREE UP ANGLE.  PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED UPON GROUND IMPACT AND FRAME DISTORTION.  DAMAGE OCCURED TO ALL OF AIRCRAFT EXCEPT TAIL SECTION.  2 POB TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.  MINOR INJURY'S TO BOTH.

## 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 CEN21LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA292), Jun 27, 2021: Curnutt Elton E SKY Ranger B (N7714E), Ellicott, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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