# Accident 20250707008729A: Dan Smith CCK-1865, Del Norte, CO, July 7, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2025, 11:15 local time
- Place: Del Norte, CO
- Airport: Astronaut Kent Rominger
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8418° N, 106.4150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8418&lon=-106.4150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N952SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dan Smith CCK-1865 (registry code 05642QK, https://openairdocs.org/model/dan-smith-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming CC363I (registry code 41465, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAN SMITH CCK-1865
- Reported engine: LYCOMING CC363I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,218 total, 115 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250707008729A

## Narrative

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

MANEUVERING FLIGHT BETWEEN 10000 AND 10500 FEET.  AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY NEAR MAX GROSS WEIGHT AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OF 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 CEN25LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA240), Jul 7, 2025: Cub Crafters CCK-1865 (N952SA), La Garita, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude in mountainous terrain. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and aeronautical decision…

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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