# Accident 20230823012919A: Hensler Howard CASSUTT, West Jordan, UT, August 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: West Jordan, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6076° N, 111.9954° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6076&lon=-111.9954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6291N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6291N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hensler Howard CASSUTT (registry code 05603AC, https://openairdocs.org/model/hensler-howard-cassutt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HENSLER HOWARD CASSUTT
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230823012919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM U42 HEADING SOUTH. RIGHT AFTER TAKE OFF AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND STALLED. AIRCRAFT COULD NOT RECOVER FROM STALL AND CRASHED ONTO A ROAD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. PILOT WAS EJECTED AND DIED AT SCENE.

## 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 WPR23FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA323), Aug 23, 2023: Hensler Howard Cassutt (N6291N), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control during the initial climb for reasons that could not be determined.

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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