# NTSB IAD76AI074: Cassutt IIM, N18PM, Sturgis, KY, May 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1976
- Place: Sturgis, KY · STURGIS, KY
- Location: 37.5450° N, 87.9869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5450&lon=-87.9869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI074

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1966  76/5/23    STURGIS,KY          CASSUTT IIIM        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N253P               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           51, 3350 TOTAL HOURS, 75
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STURGIS MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STURGIS,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- COLLISION DURING PYLON TURN IN AIR RACE.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1966  76/5/23    STURGIS,KY          CASSUTT IIM         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 11500
        TIME - 1530                    N18PM               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STURGIS MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STURGIS,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- COLLISION DURING PYLON TURN IN AIR RACE
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N18PM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18PM-1976-09-13), registration cancelled 1976-09-13, S/N AM14372 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASSUTT IIM
- Registry model: [Musso CASSUTT RACER](https://openairdocs.org/model/musso-cassutt-racer) (registry code 19704X8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sturgis Municipal

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N253P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253P-1976-09-15), registration cancelled 1976-09-15, S/N 527 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASSUTT IIIM
- Registry model: [Rowe CASSUTT-111M](https://openairdocs.org/model/rowe-cassutt-111m) (registry code 1970835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sturgis Municipal

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19760523022621A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760523022621A), May 23, 1976: Amtr 19704X8, Sturgis, KY, Destroyed. Collision during pylon turn in air race
- [Accident 19760523022622A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760523022622A), May 23, 1976: Amtr 1970835, Sturgis, KY, Destroyed. Collision during pylon turn in air race.

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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