# Accident 19811226082469A: Amtr HUMMERA, Butler, PA, December 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler-Graham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8537Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8537Z-1984-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lampl James B HUMMER-A (registry code 05644AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/lampl-james-b-hummer-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HUMMERA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226082469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FIRST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. NOSED OVER. NO PILOT RATING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC82FGM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM08), Dec 26, 1981: Hummer A (N8537Z), Butler, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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