Brant T Phillips Super Cub EXP N983SB accident near Franktown, Colorado, May 26, 2024
Brant T Phillips Super Cub EXP, registration N983SB, was involved in an accident near Franktown, Colorado on May 26, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA198 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 34 minutes of the flight after departing the Colorado Spring Arpt area (KCOS), reaching a maximum of 8,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:03 UTC, at 7,200 ft and 45 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 13 km from Mountain Pass Arpt (KMNH).
The nearest weather report, from KMNH (13 km away), showed wind 320° at 9 knots gusting 15, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- May 26, 2024
- Location
- Franktown, Colorado
- Aircraft
- Brant T Phillips Super Cub EXP
- Registration
- N983SB
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA198 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Colorado Spring Arpt (KCOS)
- Nearest airport
- Mountain Pass Arpt (KMNH)
- Recorded flight
- 34 min, max 8,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:03 UTC, 7,200 ft, 45 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA198; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.