# NTSB MIA72DKG05: Cassutt II, N1419R, Milledgeville, GA, July 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1971
- Place: Milledgeville, GA · MILLEDGEVILLE, GA
- Location: 33.0874° N, 83.2400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milledgeville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0874&lon=-83.2400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4307  71/7/13    MILLEDGEVILLE,GA    CASSUTT II          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 123
        TIME - 1615                    N1419R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALDWIN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLEDGEVILLE,GA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO LAKE,SKIPPED AND SANK ON NEXT IMPACT. PLT HAD 2 HRS IN TYPE,NO DUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1419R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CASSUTT II
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baldwin County

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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