# Accident 20260705006879A: Swenson CASSUTT IIIM, Odessa, TX, July 5, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2026, 10:14 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Odessa Schlemeyer Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9180° N, 102.3864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9180&lon=-102.3864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45889, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45889) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swenson CASSUTT IIIM (registry code 1970345, https://openairdocs.org/model/swenson-cassutt-iiim) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWENSON CASSUTT IIIM
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705006879A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 5, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1014 CDT, A CASSUTT III M AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 20 ODESSA SCHLEYMEYER FIELD, IN A LEFT TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ODESSA SCHLEYMEYER FIELD ON JULY 5, 2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1014 CDT.

## 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 CEN26LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA244), Jul 5, 2026: Cassutt Iiim (N45889), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which led to an aerodynamic stall and a loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover.…

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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