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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Jones Jay D CASSUTT M 11 · Castroville, CA · March 12, 2023

Date
March 12, 2023 · 15:46 local
Place
Castroville, CA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55XJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA128
Reported as
Jones Jay D Cassutt M 11
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
18,400 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Castroville, CA: privacy data omitted cassutt m 11, due to unknown circumstances the pilot parachuted out of the aircraft. The pilot landed in a muddy area & the aircraft was approximately 400 yards away 3/4 underwater in a slough (privacy data omitted). The pilot was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.

As the FAA filed it

CASTROVILLE, CA: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CASSUTT M 11, DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES THE PILOT PARACHUTED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT LANDED IN A MUDDY AREA & THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS AWAY 3/4 UNDERWATER IN A SLOUGH (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^). THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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