Cub Crafters CCX-2000 accident near Erie, Colorado, February 26, 2023
On February 26, 2023 at about 4:15 pm local time, a 2022 Cub Crafters CCX-2000, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N840T, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Erie, Colorado (Eire Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 26, 2023 · about 4:15 pm local time · cases in 2023
- Place
- Erie, Colorado · Eire Municipal · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cub Crafters CCX-2000, built 2022, amateur-built
- Registration
- N840T · registry record · serial CCX-2000-0150
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported executing a wheel landing in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. A “small bounce” after touch down caused the airplane to veer “slightly to the right.” The pilot subsequently over corrected and lost directional control resulting in a ground loop. The right wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He noted being ready with “slight and occasional” rudder inputs would likely have been more effective than the “strong and consistent” rudder pressure applied.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 824 hours in all; 19 in this make and model; 13 in the last 90 days; 2.7 in the last 30 days; 732 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 19, 2021
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 55.4 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, September 23, 2022; 55.4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming CC363i-2201 (piston); 55 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FNL Loveland CO at 3:30 pm
- Destination: EIK Erie CO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 34, 4,700 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 0 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.61 inHg
- Observation at 9:15 am from KEIK
Weather report (METAR): METAR KEIK 261615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M02 A2961
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 3 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photo 1 – Accident Airplane (FAA Photo)
Photo 2 – Right Wing (FAA Photo)
Photo 3 – Right Wing (FAA Photo)The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on March 30, 2023. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Accident Photos | PDF, 3 pages · our copy | View Download |
| 3 | FAA Inspector Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N840T on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cub Crafters 49 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming CC363i-2201 220 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Erie Municipal · nearest airport
- Northern Colorado Regional · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,860 since 1982 · 383 in the last ten years
- Colorado 7,486 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN23LA123.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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