Cub Crafters, Inc. CC11-100 accident near Aurora, Oregon, July 7, 2007
On July 7, 2007 at about 12:00 pm local time, a Cub Crafters, Inc. CC11-100, registered N222TB, was destroyed in an accident near Aurora, Oregon (Aurora State Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The airplane is missing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 7, 2007 · about 12:00 pm local time
- Place
- Aurora, Oregon · Aurora State Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cub Crafters, Inc. CC11-100
- Registration
- N222TB · registry record · serial CC11-00030
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane departed the airport some time after 0500 and never returned. An extensive 10-day search was conducted by the Civil Air Patrol. The airplane was not located.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 23,950 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 1, 2007
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Teledyne Continental O-200-A(88) (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KUAO Aurora OR at 6:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observation at 1:53 pm from KUAO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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