# Accident 20180714011139A: Bice CASSUTT-1, Rosamond, CA, July 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2018, 09:45 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Airport: Rosamond Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8689° N, 118.2072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8689&lon=-118.2072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bice CASSUTT-1 (registry code 1970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/bice-cassutt-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BICE CASSUTT-1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90-14F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 12 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180714011139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST PARTIAL POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AFTER TAKEOFF.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND PERFORMED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING, ¼ MILE PAST THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE END.  THE AIRCRAFT STUCK A DIRT BERM DURING THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR18LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA196), Jul 14, 2018: Cassutt Iiim (N43SJ), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a low-altitude maneuver after a partial loss of engine power, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a…

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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