# Accident 20230129001389A: Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180, Dallesport, WA, January 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2023, 12:20 local time
- Place: Dallesport, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6680° N, 120.8588° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6680&lon=-120.8588&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127DT-2024-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC18-180 (registry code 2470003, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc18-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C4P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,703 total, 884 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230129001389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A STEP TAXI IN PREPERATION FOR TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAXI AS THE AICRAFT ACCELERATED FOR TAKEOFF, IT STRUCK A CHANNEL MARKER IN THE RIVER. THIS OOCURED BETWEEN 40 - 50 MILES PER HOUR RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS PILOTS WERE ABLE TO EVACUATE AND SWIM TO SHORE UTILIZING ONE OF THE PONTOONS FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR23LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA101), Jan 29, 2023: Cub Crafters CC18-180 (N127DT), Dallesport, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to see and avoid a channel marker during a step taxi in preparation for takeoff on the water.

## Other reports on N127DT (1)

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

- [Accident 20180112000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180112000669A), Jan 12, 2018: Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180 (N127DT), Winnemucca, NV, Substantial damage. During a ferry flight for aircraft delivery, the pilot landed wmc on a scheduled fuel stop. The pilot stated that ASOS was not reporting wind conditions so she…

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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