# Accident 19801018057389A: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M, Independence, MO, October 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1980, 15:45 local time
- Place: Independence, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17517, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17517-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Geisz CASSUTT III M (registry code 1970322, https://openairdocs.org/model/geisz-cassutt-iii-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX CASSUTT3M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 9 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018057389A

## Narrative

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

MADE BOUNCY LANDING, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A DIKE.

## 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 MKC81DCG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG05), Oct 18, 1980: Cassutt Iiim (N17517), Independence, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17517 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20091118051289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091118051289I), Nov 18, 2009: Geisz CASSUTT III (N17517), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Pilot Douglas p. bodine took off N17517 on runway 14 at the Rapid City Regional Airport. The engine began to run rough on the take-off roll, the pilot was…

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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