Accident Cub Crafters CCK-1865 Carbon Cub N66DN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226716
 
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Date:Sunday 30 June 2019
Time:07:36 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cub Crafters CCK-1865 Carbon Cub
Owner/operator:Carrol Drilling LLC
Registration: N66DN
MSN: CCK-1865-0038
Year of manufacture:2013
Engine model:AeroSport OX-340CC-B3J4
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:near the Canyonlands Overlook area in San Juan County, UT -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Moab-Canyonlands Field, UT (CNY/KCNY)
Destination airport:Moab-Canyonlands Field, UT (CNY/KCNY)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The student pilot and private pilot flew a local flight in mountainous terrain. The airplane headed southwest down a nearby canyon toward rising mountainous terrain and impacted a ridgeline about 11 miles from the departure airport. The pilots were likely maneuvering near the canyon wall to get appropriate displacement for a turn reversal. However, terrain clearance was not maintained with the ridgeline in the canyon that was perpendicular to the route of flight.

No significant weather or turbulence was reported or forecast for the area.

Analysis of the airplane's onboard recorded flight data revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Engine parameters indicated normal operation, and the airplane had an adequate amount of fuel on board just before the accident. The recovered data, along with evidence obtained from the airplane wreckage, were consistent with controlled flight into terrain.

Probable Cause: The pilots failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude in mountainous terrain.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: WPR19FA182
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB WPR19FA182
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=66DN

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jul-2019 14:34 gerard57 Added
01-Jul-2019 16:29 Psycho828 Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
01-Jul-2019 18:03 Anon. Updated [Registration, Source]
01-Jul-2019 18:04 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source]
01-Jul-2019 20:06 Iceman 29 Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
01-Jul-2019 21:22 RobertMB Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Damage]
02-Jul-2022 07:41 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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