- Date
- October 25, 1982, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Moriarty, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N19LCassutt 111M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821025055179A
- Case key
- 71768
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot tookoff to deleiver the aircraft to a new owner. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft turned as if to return to the airport and suddenly nosed down and dove at a 30 to 45 degree angle. Before leveling off, it mushed into the ground hard enough to drive landing gear struts through the wings. No engine sounds were heard as aircraft descended. An examination of the engine revealed that the spark plugs were extremely sooted. No other preimpact engine problems were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19L
- Reported as
- Cassutt 111M
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 162
- Airframe hours
- 298
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald Lee Moorman
- Registered owner
- James C. Clayton
- Departed
- 0E0 · Moriarty, NM
- Destination
- SAF · Santa Fe, NM
- Airport
- 0E0 · Moriarty, runway 26, 4,600 × 75 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,171 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.