# NTSB MIA82FLA01: Cassutt III-M, N94KR, St.Augustine, FL, October 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1981
- Place: St.Augustine, FL · ST.AUGUSTINE, FL
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FLA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2158  81/10/23   ST.AUGUSTINE,FL     CASSUTT III-M       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1301
        TIME - 1730                    N94KR               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.AGUSTINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.AUGUSTINE,FL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W VISUAL APP AID LIGHTING SYSTEM 580FT SHORT OF RELOCATED THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94KR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94KR-2018-05-21), registration cancelled 2018-05-21, S/N 81438, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASSUTT III-M
- Registry model: [Cassutt IIIM](https://openairdocs.org/model/cassutt-iiim) (registry code 19704G7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Agustine

## 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 19811023069279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811023069279A), Oct 23, 1981: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M, St Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit object on displaced threshold short of designated touchdown area.

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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