# NTSB ERA26LA060: Cub Crafters Carbon Cub FX2, N711, Okeechobee, FL, November 28, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 28, 2025, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Okeechobee, FL · on airport - Coordinates: 27.266023, -80.851042 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2660&lon=-80.8510&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 202094 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA060 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202094/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202094 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA060 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Apache Cub Systems CCX-1865, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=056417B), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Apache Cub Systems CCX-1865, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=056417B), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Apache Cub Systems CCX-1865, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056417B), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Apache Cub Systems CCX-1865, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=056417B), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Apache Cub Systems CCX-1865, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=056417B), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane in a 13 knot right crosswind that was gusting to 20 knots. During the landing, the airplane departed the left side of the runway and struck the airport perimeter fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N711](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711-2026-01-29), registration cancelled 2026-01-29, S/N CCX-1865-0039, built 2024 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cub Crafters Carbon Cub FX2 (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Apache Cub Systems CCX-1865](https://openairdocs.org/model/apache-cub-systems-ccx-1865) (registry code 056417B) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming CC363I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-cc363i) (registry code 41465, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: CCX-1865-0039 - Year built: 2024 - Airframe hours: 226 - Engines: LYCOMING CC363I 186 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: F45, West Palm Beach, FL - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: OBE, Okeechobee County, runway 32, 4,001 × 75 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 20, 2025; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,750 total, 265 in this make and model, 2,750 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 13 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: KOBE - METAR: METAR KOBE 281655Z AUTO 03013G20KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A3021 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20251128017259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251128017259A), Nov 28, 2025: Apache Cub Systems Co LLC CCX-1865, Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. Landing aircraft on grass runway, aircraft veered off across paved taxiway, hit fence (chain link) flipped over and pilot and passenger exited aircraft unhurt. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 21, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202094. 3.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 308 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19754553&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=02-pilot%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 98 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19754585&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=04-MOR%20-%20Pilot%20Interview_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 3, PDF, 6 pages, 3.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19755205&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=06-photo%20array%20in%20pdf_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.