# Accident 20230312007109A: Jones Jay D CASSUTT M 11, Castroville, CA, March 12, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2023, 15:46 local time
- Place: Castroville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7611° N, 121.7554° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7611&lon=-121.7554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55XJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55XJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jones Jay D CASSUTT M 11 (registry code 05614QO, https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-jay-d-cassutt-m-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONES JAY D CASSUTT M 11
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230312007109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA128), Mar 12, 2023: Jones Jay D Cassutt M 11 (N55XJ), Castroville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the outboard trailing edge rib in the left wing, which resulted in a separation of the left aileron and a loss of control.

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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