Charlie Guinn CCK-1865 N247CC

Summary

On 14 November 2024 at about 19:10 local time, a Charlie Guinn CCK-1865 registered N247CC was involved in an accident near Lewiston, Montana, 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

14 November 2024 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Lewiston, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Durfee Hills (PVT)

Coordinates

46.7529, -108.8766

Aircraft

Charlie Guinn CCK-1865

Registration

N247CC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA043

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in a gusting tailwind, which resulted in an impact with a tree.

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 during a downhill takeoff roll from a grass strip with a gusting right quartering tailwind, the airplane started to veer to the right. The pilot applied left rudder control, and the airplane started to veer to the left. As the airplane became airborne, the airplane drifted left of the airstrip and struck a tree. Subsequently, the airplane landed hard on terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was taking off to the southeast with wind from 280° at 13 knots, gusting to 18 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.