Aviation Crash Map

Young-Owens CASSUTT 3M N67Y

6 September 1988 · Caldwell, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 September 1988 at about 22:45 local time, a Young-Owens CASSUTT 3M registered N67Y was involved in an accident near Caldwell, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, United States
Coordinates
43.6598, -116.6291
Aircraft
Young-Owens CASSUTT 3M
Registration
N67Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA88LA172

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

ON TEST FLT IN PREPARATION FOR RENO AIR RACES, PLT ENTERED POWER DIVE AT 10000 FT TO 230 KTS AND EXPERIENCED VIBRATIONS. HE REDUCED POWER AND ENTERED A STEEP NOSE HIGH CLIMB ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO DECELERATE TO NEAR STALL SPEED. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. AT THE TOP OF THE CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER TO A STEEP DESCENT AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ELEVATOR CONTROL INPUT. THE PLT PARACHUTED TO SAFETY. IMPACT DAMAGE PRECLUDED MEANINGFUL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS. THERE WAS NO SEPARATION OF THE HORIZONTAL TAIL COMPONENTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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