Incident Cub Crafters CCX-2000 Carbon Cub FX-3 N849W, Monday 1 February 2021
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Date:Monday 1 February 2021
Time:c. 09:38
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:Registration Pending
Registration: N849W
MSN: CCX-2000-0028
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Boulder County, Boulder, CO -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA)
Destination airport:Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Following a loss of engine power, the aircraft, an experimental Horsefly Aviation LLC amateur built Carbon Cub FX-3, executed a precautionary landing to open field terrain near Boulder, Colorado. The airplane was not damaged and the sole pilot onboard was not injured during the incident.

Sources:

https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:01-FEB-21,BOULDER,N849W
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N849W
https://www.hangar67.com/aircraft/2018-cubcrafters-fx3/13207

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2021 17:48 Geno Added

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