# NTSB CHI80FER55: Cassutt 111M, N10TD, Warren, MN, July 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1980
- Place: Warren, MN · WARREN, MN
- Location: 48.1940° N, 96.7688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warren, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1940&lon=-96.7688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FER55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2902   80/7/4    WARREN,MN           CASSUTT 111M        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N10TD               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  33, 9440 TOTAL HOURS, 3
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARREN,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10TD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10TD-1982-10-27), registration cancelled 1982-10-27, S/N 256 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASSUTT 111M
- Registry model: [Hawley J/Alfson D CASSUTT III M](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawley-j-alfson-d-cassutt-iii-m) (registry code 1970329) (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 19800704024829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704024829A), Jul 4, 1980: Amtrsx CASSUTT3, Warren, MN, Destroyed. Failed to recover from a low altitude acrobatic manuever. Struck ground near vertical impact. Unskilled in type.

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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