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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dennis D Downs CCK-1865 · Sterling, AK · May 11, 2023

Date
May 11, 2023 · 17:45 local
Place
Sterling, AK
Airport
Dutch Landing Strip
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3151
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC23LA034
Reported as
Dennis D Downs CCK-1865
Reported engine
ECI CC340
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Excerpts from FAA form 8020-9 aircraft accident/incident preliminary notice: experimental carbon cub, operator of aircraft [identified], experienced loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from private strip (Dutch Landing air strip) and crashed into the trees.

As the FAA filed it

EXCERPTS FROM FAA FORM 8020-9 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE: EXPERIMENTAL CARBON CUB, OPERATOR OF AIRCRAFT [IDENTIFIED], EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP (DUTCH LANDING AIR STRIP) AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.