# Accident 19870711045239A: Amtrsx CASSUTT1, Winters, CA, July 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1987, 17:45 local time
- Place: Winters, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5607° N, 121.9891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5607&lon=-121.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSX CASSUTT1
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711045239A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FUEL SYSTEM DESIGN ALLOWED FUEL TO BLOCK TANK VENTS.

## 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 LAX87DVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVG08), Jul 12, 1987: Budde Cassutt CB-1 (N102), Winter, CA, 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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