Amateur-built CASSUTT 3M accident near Yukon, Oklahoma, October 7, 1987
On October 7, 1987 at about 11:30 pm local time, a amateur-built CASSUTT 3M, registered N3419W, was destroyed in an accident near Yukon, Oklahoma (C.E. Page airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 7, 1987 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Yukon, Oklahoma · C.E. Page · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built CASSUTT 3M
- Registration
- N3419W · no longer on the register · serial 1934
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET A RESTART. THE PILOT, WHO WAS ALSO THE BUILDER OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS AWARE THAT IN CERTAIN ATTITUDES THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND THAT BY CHANGING THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE A RESTART COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. ON THIS FLIGHT THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 459 hours in all; 8 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 32 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, May 7, 1987; 32 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 935 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-85-12F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: F29 Yukon OK at 11:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:48 am from PWA, 7 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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