Jury-Rigging Aviation

On August 14, 1989, James Cassoutt was flying a Cessna 185 with his wife, Cindy, and Judy Kealey Diaz. According to the NTSB, he made a normal approach to Runway 36 at Myrtle Grove, Fla. He fully extended the flaps and applied full nose-up trim per the owner's handbook. The wind was from the east at...

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