# Accident 19800521014709A: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M, Stevens Point, WI, May 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1980, 19:59 local time
- Place: Stevens Point, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5253° N, 89.5504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevens Point, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5253&lon=-89.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5JJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tuszka-Weisbrod CASSUTT III M (registry code 1970837, https://openairdocs.org/model/tuszka-weisbrod-cassutt-iii-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX CASSUTT3M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,307 total, 104 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800521014709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. FOUND BROKEN PISTON LANDS & FAULTY FUEL SHUT OFF DESIGN. AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80FEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP29), May 21, 1980: Cassutt 111M (N5JJ), Stevens Pt, WI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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