Hansen Ib C CASSUTT III M N420FH

Summary

On 22 May 2011 at about 16:50 local time, a Hansen Ib C CASSUTT III M registered N420FH, operated by Hansen IB, was involved in an accident near Erie, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 May 2011 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Erie, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Erie Municipal (KEIK)

Coordinates

40.0164, -105.0542

Aircraft

Hansen Ib C CASSUTT III M

Registration

N420FH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hansen IB

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erie → Erie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11FA346

1 person died.

The pilot's incapacitation due to a cardiac event.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the initial takeoff on the airplane's maiden flight, witnesses observed the airplane climb to about 300 feet above ground level, turn left, descend and impact the ground. A postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any anomalies. An autopsy revealed that that the pilot's left anterior descending artery had up to 70-percent stenosis with 100-percent stenosis in many of the branches. With a lack of control-type injuries to the pilot's extremities, the medical examiner concluded that it was possible that the pilot experienced a sudden cardiac death shortly after takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.