# NTSB FTW76FPD54: Cassutt Iiim, N17SM, Jonesboro, TX, September 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1976
- Place: Jonesboro, TX · JONESBORO, TX
- Location: 31.6146° N, 97.8767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6146&lon=-97.8767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPD54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2587   76/9/1    JONESBORO,TX        CASSUTT IIIM        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1606
        TIME - 1940                    N17SM               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MC GREGOR,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17SM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17SM-1976-10-12), registration cancelled 1976-10-12, S/N 1-SM (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASSUTT IIIM
- Registry model: [Mayhew CASSUTT-IIIM](https://openairdocs.org/model/mayhew-cassutt-iiim) (registry code 1970332) (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 19760901029109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901029109A), Sep 1, 1976: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Jonesboro, TX, 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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