Hensler Howard CASSUTT accident near West Jordan, UT
On August 23, 2023, a Hensler Howard CASSUTT (airplane) was involved in an accident near West Jordan, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 23, 2023
- Place
- West Jordan, UT
- Aircraft
- Hensler Howard CASSUTT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.608°N, 111.995°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230824192931
Official records · WPR23FA323
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 23, 2023, about 1200 mountain daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Cassutt airplane, N6291N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near West Jordan, Utah. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 test flight. According to a witness, who was a pilot scheduled to race the accident airplane in an upcoming air race event, he did not know that the accident pilot was going to fly on the day of the accident. He reported that, until the day before the accident, the accident pilot had not flown the accident airplane in about 2 years and had been testing it in advance of an upcoming air race. After the flight the day before the accident, the accident pilot informed the witness that he observed the oil temperature was “pegged” at 280°F. On the day of the accident, the witness arrived at the airport when the accident pilot was getting ready to fly. While the engine was idling he noticed that the engine oil pressure was about 10 psi. He also learned that the pilot had changed the oil that day after he discovered some flakes in the oil screen. The witness noticed that the pilot seemed rushed on the day of the accident. The witness stated that he was standing near the approach end of runway 16 at South Valley Regional Airport (U42), West Jordan, Utah, when he observed the accident pilot take off. He watched the airplane’s tail rise when the airplane was about 1,000 ft into its ground run, and the airplane lifted off the runway about 1,750 ft from the approach end o
Probable cause
A loss of control during the initial climb for reasons that could not be determined.
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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.
