# Accident 20110522009259A: Hansen Ib C CASSUTT III M, Erie, CO, May 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2011, 09:54 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0164° N, 105.0542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0164&lon=-105.0542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420FH-2017-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hansen IB C CASSUTT III M (registry code 1970152, https://openairdocs.org/model/hansen-ib-c-cassutt-iii-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HANSEN IB C CASSUTT III M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,470 total, 70 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110522009259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA346), May 22, 2011: Hansen IB C Cassutt III M (N420FH), Erie, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to a cardiac event.

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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