Loss of control Accident Cassutt IIIM N420FH,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122690
 
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Date:Sunday 22 May 2011
Time:10:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic CASS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cassutt IIIM
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N420FH
MSN: NAC 2009-1
Engine model:Experimental O-200 A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:North of the Erie Municipal Airport - KEIK, CO -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Erie, CO (KEIK)
Destination airport:Erie, CO (KEIK)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
During the initial takeoff on the airplane's maiden flight, witnesses observed the airplane climb to about 300 feet above ground level, turn left, descend and impact the ground. A postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any anomalies. An autopsy revealed that that the pilot's left anterior descending artery had up to 70-percent stenosis with 100-percent stenosis in many of the branches. With a lack of control-type injuries to the pilot's extremities, the medical examiner concluded that it was possible that the pilot experienced a sudden cardiac death shortly after takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to a cardiac event.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CEN11FA346
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 10 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2011 12:59 gerard57 Added
22-May-2011 13:04 gerard57 Updated [Narrative]
22-May-2011 23:57 pfp42c Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source]
23-May-2011 03:42 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-May-2011 16:53 RobertMB Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator]
21-Dec-2016 19:25 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
27-Nov-2017 16:54 ASN Update Bot Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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