CHI68A0022

NTSB accident investigation · Cassutt Iiir · Berlin Hts, OH · August 31, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 31, 1967
Place
Berlin Hts, OH · BERLIN HTS, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N619SCassutt Iiir
Status
Completed · report April 11, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114572

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1068  67/8/31    BERLIN HTS,OHIO     CASSUTT IIIR        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1320                    N619S               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORTNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF FUEL EXHAUSTION UNDETERMINED.ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO DIVE,PULL UP AND STALL AFTER POWER LOSS

Aircraft

Registration
N619S
Reported as
Cassutt Iiir
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ortner

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.