# Accident 20190716017559A: Cashen SUPER ACRO SPORT, Detroit Lakes, MN, July 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2019, 18:00 local time
- Place: Detroit Lakes, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8331° N, 95.8939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8331&lon=-95.8939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61SC-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cashen SUPER ACRO SPORT (registry code 0564630, https://openairdocs.org/model/cashen-super-acro-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASHEN SUPER ACRO SPORT
- Reported engine: MERCURY 2.5 V6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190716017559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TURNING FINAL TO LAND ON A GRASS STRIP AT KDTL AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER.  PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE AND LOSE ALTITUDE.  PILOT CHOSE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY CORNFIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPON CONTACTING THE CORN STOCKS AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

## 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 CEN19LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA226), Jul 16, 2019: Cashen Super Acro Sport (N61SC), Detroit Lakes, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An open circuit in the engine's electrical switch box, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.

## Other reports on N61SC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830409017499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830409017499I), Apr 9, 1983: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N61SC), Bountiful, UT, Minor damage. Lost control while landing a homebuilt aircraft. Ran off runway into soft mud and nosed over.
- [Incident 19810308020459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308020459I), Mar 8, 1981: Amtrea ACROSPORTSUP (N61SC), North Little Ro, AR, Minor damage. Landed short of runway and nosed over. Engine failure due to fuel loss from loose fuel line connection.

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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