Cub Crafters CCX-1865 accident near Charleston, West Virginia, July 28, 2023
On July 28, 2023 at about 3:30 pm local time, a 2015 Cub Crafters CCX-1865, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N28ZV, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Charleston, West Virginia (Mallory airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain direction control during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 28, 2023 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Charleston, West Virginia · Mallory · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cub Crafters CCX-1865, built 2015, amateur-built
- Registration
- N28ZV · registry record · serial CCX-1865-0008
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that during the landing roll the airplane veered left, and he was unable to correct before the airplane impacted a tree, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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 (landing roll) defining event
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (landing roll)
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,240 hours in all; 0 in this make and model; 44 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 13,900 as pilot in command; 11,000 on instruments
- Last flight review: December 12, 2021
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 357.4 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 19, 2023
- Maximum gross weight: 1,865 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming CC-340 (piston); 359 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KCRW Charleston WV at 3:15 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 33, 1,850 ft by 23 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; a few clouds at 3,200 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observation at 11:54 am from KCRW, 8 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KCRW 281554Z 25006KT 10SM FEW032 SCT150 BKN250 31/24 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP188 T03060239 $=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on September 28, 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, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photo Array | 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.
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