# Accident 20090919018129A: Amtr CASSUTT3M, Reno, NV, September 19, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2009, 08:15 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFDXO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CASSUTT3M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090919018129A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE RENO AIR RACE, CASSUTT 3M LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED SHORT OF RENO STEAD (4SD) RUNWAY 14.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK REQUIRING SURGERY.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED #2 CYLINDER ROD HAD SEPARATED AND EXITED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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