Cassutt SPORT RACER accident near Collegedale, TN
On December 2, 2012, a Cassutt SPORT RACER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Collegedale, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 2, 2012
- Place
- Collegedale, TN
- Aircraft
- Cassutt SPORT RACER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.053°N, 85.009°W
- NTSB ID
- 20121204X82041
Official records · ERA13LA076
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On December 2, 2012, at an unknown time, an experimental amateur-built Cassutt Sport Racer, N9CA, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain while on approach to Collegedale Municipal Airport (FGU), Collegedale, Tennessee. The private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed FGU around 1600. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. A line worker at the airport stated that he provided a radio check to the accident pilot around 1600, and several minutes later, he observed the accident airplane depart normally from runway 21. He heard no further radio transmissions from the accident pilot, and stated that the airplane had not returned by the time the he left for the evening around 1730. An alert notice was issued the following day when the airport manager observed the pilot's car still parked at the airport. The wreckage was discovered by local authorities on December 4, 2012, in a wooded area approximately one-quarter mile north of the FGU runway 21 threshold. According to the pilot's daughter, a friend of the pilot indicated that the pilot emailed him prior to the accident flight, stating that he was going to practice takeoffs and landings in the accident airplane. The pilot's daughter stated that the pilot did not fly long distances and "never" flew at night. Although her father had some health issues, he would not fly when he was not feeling well. She further stated that her father sounded well and stated
Probable cause
Impact with trees and terrain during the landing approach likely due to the physiological incapacitation of the pilot.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
