# Accident 20250124004739A: Charles E Spencer CCK-1865, Vacaville, CA, January 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2025, 10:30 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3782° N, 121.9612° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3782&lon=-121.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N730CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N730CS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Charles E Spencer CCK-1865 (registry code 056402X, https://openairdocs.org/model/charles-e-spencer-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHARLES E SPENCER CCK-1865
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR OX-340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 67 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250124004739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED HE WAS DOING PATTERN WORK. HE SAID THE LIGHT WINDS FROM THE NORTH BECAME GUSTY AND VARIABLE, LEADING TO A LOSS OF CONTROL ON ROLL OUT, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP. IN WHICH THE RIGHT-WING REAR SPAR WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR25LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA083), Jan 24, 2025: Charles E Spencer CCK-1865 (N730CS), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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