CubCrafters CC18 N437CC

Summary

On 1 August 2018 at about 20:00 local time, a CubCrafters CC18 registered N437CC, operated by Bureau of Land Management, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 August 2018 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

65.6072, -146.7789

Aircraft

CubCrafters CC18

Registration

N437CC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Bureau of Land Management

Operating rule

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Fairbanks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA521

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s premature liftoff and subsequent settling of the airplane to the gravel airstrip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he was conducting a public aerial observation flight. During takeoff from an off-airport gravel airstrip, the airplane became airborne quickly. He added that the airplane settled back on the airstrip in a tail-low attitude, but he continued the takeoff. He "did not feel or hear any objects strike or damage the aircraft," and due to adverse weather conditions, he continued the flight to an alternate airport without further incident instead of continuing the observation flight. Postaccident examination revealed leading edge damage and a hole in the left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.