# NTSB CHI80FER60: Cassutt, N89MC, Winona, MN, July 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1980
- Place: Winona, MN · WINONA, MN
- Location: 44.0513° N, 91.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winona, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0513&lon=-91.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FER60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2463  80/7/26    WINONA,MN           CASSUTT             CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 490
        TIME - 1540                    N89MC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LACROSSE,WI                 WINONA,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE OVER RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89MC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89MC-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASSUTT
- Registry model: [Core CASSUTT](https://openairdocs.org/model/core-cassutt) (registry code 1970106) (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 19800726030449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726030449A), Jul 26, 1980: Amtrsx CASSUTT1, Winona, MN, Destroyed. Struck power line flying down river at unsafe altitude.

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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