# NTSB CHI70F0262: Barrett Cassut, N3431, Mccordsville, IN, August 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1969
- Place: Mccordsville, IN · MCCORDSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.8951° N, 85.9069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCordsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8951&lon=-85.9069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0262
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0262

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3801  69/8/28    MCCORDSVILLE,IND    BARRETT CASSUT      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 665
        TIME - 1440                    N3431               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EFFINGHAM,ILL               CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- OBSERVER SAW PROP BLADE AND ENG SEPARATE. ACFT CRASHED NOSE DOWN. PARACHUTE ABD,WAS NOT USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3431](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3431-1970-12-31), registration cancelled 1970-12-31, S/N 2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARRETT CASSUT
- Registry model: [Barrett CASSUTT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/barrett-cassutt-ii) (registry code 19704BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Brookside

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.

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