# Accident 19810727048829A: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M, Mattoon, IL, July 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1981, 11:25 local time
- Place: Mattoon, IL
- Airport: Coles Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4779° N, 88.2800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLES COUNTY MEML (MTO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4779&lon=-88.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88936, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88936) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown CASSUTT 111M (registry code 1970829, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-cassutt-111m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX CASSUTT3M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 595 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEV28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727048829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI81FEV28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV28), Jul 27, 1981: Cassutt 3M (N88936), Mattoon, IL, 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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