# Accident 19830331010419A: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M, Hiawatha, KS, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hiawatha, KS
- Airport: Hiawatha
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8508° N, 95.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8508&lon=-95.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1790, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1790-1998-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cassutt III M SPORT (registry code 05601E5, https://openairdocs.org/model/cassutt-iii-m-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX CASSUTT3M
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 28 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331010419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT'S VISION WAS RESTRICTED FROM OIL ON WINDSHIELD. CONTROL WAS LOST DURING LANDING.

## 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 MKC83FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA084), Mar 31, 1983: Cassutt III M Sport (N1790), Hiawatha, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1790 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820421025209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820421025209I), Apr 21, 1982: Amtrsx CASSUTT1 (N1790), Orbisonia, PA, Substantial damage. Lost pilot. Low on fuel, approaches to land in field, sees powerlines, pulls up. Drops into field, hits propeller.

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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