# Accident 20231001015079A: Cubcrafters Inc CCK-1865, Twisp, WA, October 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2023, 12:15 local time
- Place: Twisp, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3295° N, 120.0119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3295&lon=-120.0119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56DV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56DV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cubcrafters CCK-1865 (registry code 05635DW, https://openairdocs.org/model/cubcrafters-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cubcrafter CC363I (registry code 18055, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc363i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUBCRAFTERS INC CCK-1865
- Reported engine: CUBCRAFTER CC363I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231001015079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING AN OFF AIRPORT STOL LANDING ON A RIDGETOP AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 FEET. DURING THE TAKE OFF ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT TIRE AND LANDING GEAR STRUCK A LARGE ROCK, WHICH BOTH DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT AND SEVERLY HAMPERED THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. MOMENTS LATER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SLOPED REGION ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE.

## 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 WPR24FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA001), Oct 1, 2023: Cubcrafters CCK-1865 (N56DV), Twisp, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a rock during an aborted landing on a hillside, the collision with which resulted in damage to the aileron system that precluded subsequent control of the…

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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