Cubcrafters INC CC11-160 accident near Warrenton, Missouri, October 8, 2023
On October 8, 2023 at about 6:30 pm local time, a 2010 Cubcrafters INC CC11-160, registered N211BL, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff near Warrenton, Missouri (Stark 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 failure to maintain directional control during the touch-and-go landing. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to land with a quartering tailwind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 8, 2023 · about 6:30 pm local time · cases in 2023
- Place
- Warrenton, Missouri · Stark · 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
- Cubcrafters INC CC11-160, built 2010 · all CC11-160s on the register
- Registration
- N211BL · registry record · serial CC11-00141
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was performing a touch and go landing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. As he added power after the landing, he experienced what he assumed was a gust of wind from the right side. The airplane’s right wing lifted, and it veered left into the trees impacting several. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. When asked if there were any issues with the airplane which might have contributed to the accident, the pilot said there were none. The airplane was landing and taking off from runway 9 with wind from 220° at 9 knots gusting to 14 knots.
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
- Other weather encounter during takeoff
- Loss of control in flight during takeoff defining event
- Collision during takeoff/land during takeoff
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 5,230 hours in all; 298 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days
- Last flight review: May 7, 2022
- Medical certificate: BasicMed
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,362 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 1,320 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Titan CC340 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 1H0 St. Louis MO
- Runway 09, 1,900 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 9 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 29.91 inHg
- Observation at 1:35 pm from KFYG, 14 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KFYG 081835Z AUTO 22009G14KT 10SM CLR 20/04 A2991 RMK AO2
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
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
5 documents, released by the NTSB on June 21, 2024. 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 | FAA Record of Conversation Pilot | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Record of Conversation FAA | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Photo | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
| 4 | Crosswind Calculation | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 5 | NTSB Form 6120 Not Returned | 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
- N211BL on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cubcrafters Inc CC11 319 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Engine: Titan CC340 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Stark Airport · nearest airport
- Creve Coeur Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 216 in the last ten years
- Missouri 5,813 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN24LA008.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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