Amateur-built WAG-AERO CUBBY accident near Stockbridge, Georgia, October 10, 2000
On October 10, 2000 at about 3:30 pm local time, a amateur-built WAG-AERO CUBBY, registered N909GH, was substantially damaged in an accident near Stockbridge, Georgia. 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 a visual lookout during a forced landing resulting in an on-ground collision with a berm on landing roll out. Contributing to the accident was a reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 10, 2000 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Stockbridge, Georgia · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built WAG-AERO CUBBY WAG-AERO C
- Registration
- N909GH · no longer on the register · serial 1077
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot experienced a reported loss of engine power after takeoff. He attempted an engine restart with negative results, and a forced landing was made to an open field. The left main landing gear collided with a berm on roll out and the airplane nosed over inverted. Examination of the engine assembly and accessories did not detect the cause for the reported loss of engine power.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,435 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 455 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 20, 1999; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,404 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C85-12F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 4AO at 11:21 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:53 pm from ATL
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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Other NTSB records under N909GH the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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