Single-engine piston

N45889

1978 Homebuilt Cassutt IIIM

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
227
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Casper, WY
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Registration record

N45889 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt Cassutt IIIM
Serial
227
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2026-02-24
Airworthiness date
1980-04-03
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A59366
Mode S (octal)
51311546
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-05
    Accident at Odessa, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2026-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N45889.
  • 1980-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N45889

N45889 is a 1978 Homebuilt Cassutt IIIM, serial number 227. The FAA register lists Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 3, 1980.

N45889 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-07-05 Accident · Odessa, TX Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CEN26LA244
Reported aircraft: Cassutt IIIM
Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which led to an aerodynamic stall and a loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent experience in the airplane.
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Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.