# NTSB MKC81FCD26: Cassutt 3M, N64RC, Mason City, IA, July 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1981
- Place: Mason City, IA · MASON CITY, IA
- Location: 43.1478° N, 93.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1478&lon=-93.2004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1439  81/7/18    MASON CITY,IA       CASSUTT 3M          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 772
        TIME - 1600                    N64RC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON CITY,IA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64RC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64RC-1985-12-18), registration cancelled 1985-12-18, S/N FP-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASSUTT 3M
- Registry model: [Pruzek CASSUTT 3-M](https://openairdocs.org/model/pruzek-cassutt-3-m) (registry code 19704NV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mason City Muni

## 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 19810718041959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718041959A), Jul 18, 1981: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M, Mason City, IA, Destroyed. Engine quit on climbout after takeoff. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing. Auto fuel being used.

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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