# NTSB GAA19CA262: Cub Crafters Carbon CUB EX, N56XC, Grand Junction, CO, May 11, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 11, 2019, 13:55 local (19:55 UTC) - Place: Grand Junction, CO - Coordinates: 38.964443, -108.652778 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9644&lon=-108.6528&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 21, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99422 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA262 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99422/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99422 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA262 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level maneuvering through a canyon. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Richmond Jim R CARBON CUB EX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=05630MI), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Richmond Jim R CARBON CUB EX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=05630MI), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Richmond Jim R CARBON CUB EX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md?model=05630MI), [All aircraft, 588 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Richmond Jim R CARBON CUB EX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=05630MI), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md) - [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Richmond Jim R CARBON CUB EX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05630MI), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while maneuvering through a canyon at low altitude, the left wing struck a power line that he did not see. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that, while maneuvering through a canyon at low altitude, the left wing struck a power line that he did not see. The airplane subsequently collided with terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N56XC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56XC), registered now, S/N CCK-1865-0009, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cub Crafters CARBON CUB EX (Undesignat) - Registry model: [Richmond Jim R CARBON CUB EX](https://openairdocs.org/model/richmond-jim-r-carbon-cub-ex) (registry code 05630MI) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: CCK-1865-0009 - Year built: 2011 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Tesla Sunsets LLC - Registered owner: Tesla Sunsets LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Flight plan: Unknown - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: front ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Observed at: KGJT, 11 nm away ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 31, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99422. 190 KB in all. - Pilot Record of Memorandum (item 1, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40485669&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Record%20of%20Memorandum%20-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (item 2, .PDF, 137 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40485670&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-Master.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.