# Accident 20010803025739A: Efaw George David CASSUTT SPORT RACER, Shelllake, WI, August 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2001, 20:30 local time
- Place: Shelllake, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7305° N, 91.8900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7305&lon=-91.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333GE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333GE-2003-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Efaw George David CASSUTT SPORT RACER (registry code 1970150, https://openairdocs.org/model/efaw-george-david-cassutt-sport-racer) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010803025739A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 3, 2001, AT 2030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EFAW CASSUTT SPORT RACER, N333GE, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING NEAR SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT'S ORIGIN AND INTENDED DESTINATION ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. (-23) AT THIS TIME THE ABOVE MENTIONED INDIVIDUAL IS STILL HOSPITALIZED (09/24/01). I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TALK TO THIS PERSON DUE TO INTUBATION. A CERTIFIED LETTER WAS SENT TO HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS, AND RECEIVED ON AUG 20, 2001. AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE FILED WHEN AVAILABLE.

## 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 CHI01LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA276), Aug 4, 2001: Efaw Casutt Sport Racer (N333GE), Shell Lake, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and the misjudged flare that resulted in a hard landing. A factor to the accident was the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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