19810727048829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrsx CASSUTT3M · Mattoon, IL · July 27, 1981

Date
July 27, 1981 · 11:25 local
Place
Mattoon, IL
Airport
Coles Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88936
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEV28
Reported as
Amtrsx CASSUTT3M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
595 total5 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed short of runway when engine quit due to fuel contamination. Pilot attempted return to airport.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY WHEN ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. PILOT ATTEMPTED RETURN TO AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.