# NTSB CHI79FEX02: Cassutt LSS, N7133, Cloverdale, IN, October 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1978
- Place: Cloverdale, IN · CLOVERDALE, IN
- Location: 39.5212° N, 86.7987° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cloverdale, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5212&lon=-86.7987&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEX02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3317  78/10/22   CLOVERDALE,IN       CASSUTT LSS         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 600
        TIME - 1415                    N7133               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBYVILLE,IL             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7133](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7133-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 711, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASSUTT LSS
- Registry model: [Spindler CASSUTT SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/spindler-cassutt-sport) (registry code 197042R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781022036579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022036579A), Oct 22, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Cloverdale, IN, Destroyed

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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