NYC67F0245

NTSB accident investigation · Cassutt Q SPL · Frederick, MD · September 5, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1966
Place
Frederick, MD · FREDERICK, MD
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N190ACassutt Q SPLN4762SCassutt CPJ-3
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121469

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0782   66/9/5    FREDERICK MD        CASSUTT CPJ-3       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 6000
        TIME - 1434                    N4762S              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  1  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDRICK MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- MID-AIR COLLISION OCCURRED WHEN N4762S OVERTOOK N190A DURING AIR RACE.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0782   66/9/5    FREDERICK MD        CASSUTT Q SPL       CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2700
        TIME - 1434                    N190A               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDRICK MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- MID-AIR COLLISION OCCURRED WHEN N4762S OVERTOOK N190A DURING AIR RACE.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N190A
Reported as
Cassutt Q SPL
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fredrick Mun.

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N4762S
Reported as
Cassutt CPJ-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fredrick Mun.