Silvaggio CASSUTT 111M N4AS

Summary

On 25 October 1985 at about 23:10 local time, a Silvaggio CASSUTT 111M registered N4AS, operated by Terry D. Blakeney, was involved in an accident near Plattsburg, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 October 1985 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Plattsburg, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Plattsburg (MO28)

Coordinates

39.5607, -94.4601

Aircraft

Silvaggio CASSUTT 111M

Registration

N4AS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Terry D. Blakeney

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cameron → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86FA017

1 person was seriously injured.

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

THE ACFT WAS LEVEL, IN CRUISE WHEN THE PLT NOTICED HIGH ENG TEMPERATURES. HE STATED THAT HE STARTED A SHALLOW CLIMB AND HEADED FOR THE NEAREST ARPT. EN ROUTE TO NEAREST ARPT, SMOKE CAME INTO THE COCKPIT AND THE PLT HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE AND FLAMES INSIDE THE ENG COMPARTMENT. PLT SHUT OFF FUEL VALVE. THE ACFT WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST AS IT APPROACHED THE ARPT. THE PLT TRIED S TURNS BUT RAN OUT OF CONTROL DURING THE SECOND S. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 100 FT TO THE WEST OF THE RWY AND 40 DEGS OFF THE RWY HEADING. THE RIGHT WING HIT STEEL FENCE POSTS AND BARBED WIRE. AFTER GROUND IMPACT THE ACFT FLIPPED UP AND AROUND AND STOPPED ON THE ARPT PROPERTY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN PISTON, A BROKEN PISTON PIN AND A SEPARATED CYLINDER HEAD ON THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.