CubCrafters CC11-100 N475CC
30 June 2007 · Palm Springs, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2007 at about 21:45 local time, a CubCrafters CC11-100 registered N475CC, operated by Joseph D. Dennis III, was involved in an accident near Palm Springs, California, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palm Springs, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palm Springs Int'l Airport (PSP)
- Coordinates
- 33.8297, -116.5067
- Aircraft
- CubCrafters CC11-100
- Registration
- N475CC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joseph D. Dennis III
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palm Springs → Palm Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA07CA192
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on runway 31R. During the landing, the airplane veered from the runway and groundlooped, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported about 3,000 hours total time, with 30 hours in the airplane make and model. He stated that no mechanical malfunctions occurred to result in the loss of directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other CubCrafters CC11 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2007 | CubCrafters CC11-100 | Aurora, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 2007 | CubCrafters CC11-100 | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 2010 | CubCrafters CC11-160 | Los Alamos, California, United States | Ronald Ziegler | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2011 | CubCrafters CC11-160 | Parker, Colorado, United States | Flying Js, LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Sep 2011 | CubCrafters CC11-100 | San Jose, California, United States | Zubiller Rudy | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2011 | CubCrafters CC11-160 | Whitefish, Montana, United States | Alocin Ventures LLC | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Westland WASP HAS MK1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |