# NTSB MKC81DCG05: Cassutt Iiim, N17517, Independence, MO, October 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1980
- Place: Independence, MO · INDEPENDENCE, MO
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2491  80/10/18   INDEPENDENCE,MO     CASSUTT IIIM        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1800
        TIME - 1545                    N17517              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE MEMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDEPENDENCE,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17517](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17517-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 1-GAG, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASSUTT IIIM
- Registry model: [Geisz CASSUTT III M](https://openairdocs.org/model/geisz-cassutt-iii-m) (registry code 1970322) (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: Independence Memo

## 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 19801018057389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018057389A), Oct 18, 1980: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M, Independence, MO, Substantial damage. Made bouncy landing, lost control of aircraft ran off end of runway into a dike.

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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