# Hefty Curt POLAR CUB

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 0560268
- Manufacturer (registry): HEFTY CURT
- Model: POLAR CUB
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/hefty-curt-polar-cub

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## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft

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## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC16FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA065), Sep 11, 2016: Hefty Polar Cub (N62905), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's severe impairment from carbon monoxide poisoning in flight, which resulted in a loss of control and a subsequent collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB ANC97LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA021), Jan 15, 1997: Hefty Polar CUB (N62905), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from a snow berm during the landing. The snow berm and flat light conditions were related factors.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20160910017099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160910017099A), Sep 10, 2016: Hefty Curt POLAR CUB (N62905), Anchorage, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Homebuilt experimental Polar Cub N62905, on floats, crashed into trees in Anchorage neighborhood for unknown reasons. Witnesses report the aircraft to be in a…
- [Accident 19970115001219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970115001219A), Jan 15, 1997: N62905, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Struck snowplowed berm landing on a frozen lake. Skis hit top of berm on flare. Damaged gear and wing strut.

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