# Accident 20160327004009A: Mathieu CASSUTT, Louisville, NE, March 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2016, 19:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9636° N, 96.1969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9636&lon=-96.1969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78RM-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mathieu CASSUTT (registry code 1970111, https://openairdocs.org/model/mathieu-cassutt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MATHIEU CASSUTT
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160327004009A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS STATEMENTS FROM THE PILOT AND PERSONS ON THE GROUND STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH.

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING BY PUMPING THE FUEL PRIMER.  THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT AT AT REDUCED RPM AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD.

THE AIRCRAFT HAS AN APPROXIMATE 95 MPH GLIDE SPEED AND AN APPROXIMATE 78 MPH FULL STALL SPEED.

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A ACCELERATED VERTICAL VELOCITY IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 CEN16LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA133), Mar 28, 2016: Mathieu Cassutt (N78RM), Louisville, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate with partial carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor…

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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