Cassutt 11M N55MS
18 April 1972 · Naperville, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 April 1972 at about 05:28 local time, a Cassutt 11M registered N55MS was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Naperville, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Naperville, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Naperville Aero
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cassutt 11M
- Registration
- N55MS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0399
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT OVER CONTROLLED ON FIRST TURN IN PATTERN. INITIAL FLT IN ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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