# Accident 20230511012729A: Dennis D Downs CCK-1865, Sterling, AK, May 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2023, 17:45 local time
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Airport: Dutch Landing Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5399° N, 150.8703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5399&lon=-150.8703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3151, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dennis D Downs CCK-1865 (registry code 05634AO, https://openairdocs.org/model/dennis-d-downs-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Eci CC340 (registry code 24706, https://openairdocs.org/engine/eci-cc340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DENNIS D DOWNS CCK-1865
- Reported engine: ECI CC340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230511012729A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC23LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA034), May 12, 2023: Dennis D Downs CCK-1865 (N3151), Sterling, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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