Cubcrafters INC CC11 accident near Spanish Fork, Utah, January 11, 2018
On January 11, 2018 at about 8:10 pm local time, a 2013 Cubcrafters INC CC11, registered N5923C, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork Arpt Springville- 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 incorrect brake application during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 11, 2018 · about 8:10 pm local time
- Place
- Spanish Fork, Utah · Spanish Fork Arpt Springville- · 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 2013 · all CC11s on the register
- Registration
- N5923C · registry record · serial CC11-00285
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on the turf adjacent to the paved runway. During the landing roll, he applied the brakes too aggressively and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing strut, the rudder and vertical stabilizer. 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
- Abrupt maneuver during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Nose over/nose down during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Incorrect action performance › Pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Aircraft capability › Braking capability › Incorrect use/operation
Pilot
- Certificate: sport pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 181 hours in all; 14 in this make and model; 51 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 93 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: February 20, 2017
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 272.6 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 11, 2017
- Maximum gross weight: 1,320 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming CC-3340 (piston); 273 hours total
- Operator: Rocket Aviation LLC
The flight
- Departed from: SPK Spanish Fork UT at 7:15 pm
- Destination: SPK Spanish Fork UT
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.27 inHg
- Observation at 7:56 pm from KPVU, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on June 5, 2018. 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 | Photos (Courtesy of FAA) | PDF, 2 pages | 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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