# Incident 20260704008429I: Cub Crafters Inc CC19-215, Spirit Lake, IA, July 4, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2026, 09:55 local time
- Place: Spirit Lake, IA
- Airport: Spirit Lake Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3874° N, 95.1395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT LAKE MUNI (0F3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3874&lon=-95.1395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cub Crafters CC19-215 (registry code 2470009, https://openairdocs.org/model/cub-crafters-cc19-215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-390 series (registry code 41400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CUB CRAFTERS INC CC19-215
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-390 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 460 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260704008429I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED WITH TOWBAR ATTACHED TO FRONT OF AMPHIBIUS FLOATS. PROPELLER STRUCK TOWBAR WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT WHEELS. ONE PROPELLER BLADE FRACTURED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.

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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