# Accident 19870707032669A: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M, Burnet, TX, July 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1987, 17:40 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Kate Craddock
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7594° N, 98.2202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7594&lon=-98.2202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3790A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3790A-1989-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hook Wayne E CASSUTT III-M (registry code 1970359, https://openairdocs.org/model/hook-wayne-e-cassutt-iii-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX CASSUTT3M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,739 total, 24 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870707032669A

## Narrative

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

THE CANOPY LATCH FAILED INFLIGHT. REDUCED ELEVATOR CONTROL CAUSED HARD LANDING. PILOT DID NOT USE SECOND LATCH.

## 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 FTW87DRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRG03), Jul 7, 1987: Wayne Hooks Cassutt III-M (N3790A), Burnet, TX, minor 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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