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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hansen IB C CASSUTT III M · Erie, CO · May 22, 2011

Date: May 22, 2011 · 09:54 local
Place: Erie, CO
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N420FH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11FA346
Reported as: Hansen IB C Cassutt III M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,470 total70 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N420FHRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2017 · Hansen IB C CASSUTT III MS/N NAC 2009-1 · Built 2010 Airframe modelHansen IB C CASSUTT III M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 22, 2011 at 0954 MDT a cassutt iiim, N420FH an experiemental amateur-built impacted the ground during climbout from the tri county airport (eik) while conducting the first test flight. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and sole occupant was fatally injured. The weather at the time was VMC.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 22, 2011 AT 0954 MDT A CASSUTT IIIM, N420FH AN EXPERIEMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING CLIMBOUT FROM THE TRI COUNTY AIRPORT (EIK) WHILE CONDUCTING THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11FA346Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportErie, COThe pilot's incapacitation due to a cardiac event.May 22, 2011 · Substantial damage