N537CC

CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180 · 2013 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 2 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: KINCAID JAMES B, MT (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceOperatoron 2014-10-19Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2014-10-19 Operator named in NTSB report
CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180 No injuries PUBUU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Operated by US Fish and Wildlife Service (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC15TA003

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 2014-01-03.

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2014-01-03 Unresolved
ATA 8500

Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 108 hrs

AIRCRAFT ENGINE STUMBLES, ACCELERATES POORLY IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, PRIMARILY AT TEMPERATURES BELOW +20 DEGREES WHEN ADVANCING POWER, THROTTLE FROM LOWER RPM, APPROX 1000 RPM AND BELOW, TO TAKEOFF POWER. STUMBLE SEEMS TO OCCUR IN THE 900 TO 1200 RPM RANGE. APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT SEEMS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND LESSENS THE STUMBLE, DO NOT SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE AS A FACTOR.

Source: SDR 2014FA0000003