# Accident 19930707022779A: Amtr HUMMINGBIRD, Salt Lake City, UT, July 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1993, 20:15 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6495° N, 112.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6495&lon=-112.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2227S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2227S-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoopes Todd C HUMMELBIRD (registry code 05616G8, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoopes-todd-c-hummelbird) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HUMMINGBIRD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 138 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707022779A

## Narrative

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

LOUD ENGINE BANG AND VIBRATION AT CRUISE. SHUTDOWN. LANDED IN FIELD. CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKE AT WET BETWEEN JOURNALS.

## 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 SEA93LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA150), Jul 8, 1993: Hoopes Hummelbird (N2227S), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FRACTURED CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N2227S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900727029159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727029159I), Jul 27, 1990: Amtr HUMMINGBIRD (N2227S), Tooele, UT, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff because aircraft felt different. Lost control and veered off runway and nosed over.

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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