Accident Cub Crafters CCX-2000 Carbon Cub FX-3 N967DT, Sunday 30 July 2023
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Date:Sunday 30 July 2023
Time:16:55 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic CC11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cub Crafters CCX-2000 Carbon Cub FX-3
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N967DT
MSN: CCX-2000-0095
Year of manufacture:2020
Total airframe hrs:273 hours
Engine model:Lycoming CC363i
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Winsted Municipal Airport (10D), Winsted, MN -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Minneapolis-Crystal Airport, MN (KMIC)
Destination airport:Winsted, MN (10D)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot stated that on final approach, with full flaps down and the airplane about 50 ft above ground level (agl), the propeller stopped turning and the engine lost all power. He stated that he added power, but the engine did not respond. The pilot was unable to arrest the descent and the airplane landed hard, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage.
Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed that the fuel servo idle mixture adjustment was found in a nearly full-lean setting. Although an improperly set idle mixture adjustment could have resulted in a total loss of engine power at a low power setting, the examination was unable to identify the preaccident idle rpm and idle mixture settings and was therefore unable to determine if the full-lean setting resulted in the loss of engine power while on final approach. Examination of the rest of the engine, including the ignition and fuel injection systems, revealed no additional defects or abnormalities.

Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power on approach for undetermined reasons.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CEN23LA337
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CEN23LA337
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N967DT

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Aug-2023 19:01 Captain Adam Added
01-Oct-2025 09:56 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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