# Accident 19810718041959A: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M, Mason City, IA, July 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mason City, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1478° N, 93.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1478&lon=-93.2004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64RC-1985-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pruzek CASSUTT 3-M (registry code 19704NV, https://openairdocs.org/model/pruzek-cassutt-3-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX CASSUTT3M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 772 total, 109 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718041959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. AUTO  FUEL BEING USED.

## 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 MKC81FCD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD26), Jul 18, 1981: Cassutt 3M (N64RC), Mason City, IA, 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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