# Accident 20070815023399A: Zlin SAVAGE, Mosquero, NM, August 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mosquero, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7681° N, 103.9842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7681&lon=-103.9842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808GS-2017-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE (registry code 0600003, https://openairdocs.org/model/zlin-aviation-sro-savage) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN SAVAGE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,754 total, 4 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070815023399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 LOCAL TIME, N808GS, ZLIN MODEL SAVAGE SINGLE ENGINE SPECIAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 0073 COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF MOSQUERO, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AT AN APPROXIMATE 85 DEGREES NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, WINGS LEVEL, AND HEADING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION WITH LESS THAN 3 FEET OF MOVEMENT AFTER INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND UNDER THE LEFT WING WITH ONE PROPELLER BLADE SHATTERED, SOME OF THE PROPELLER BOLTS BENT BACKWARDS FROM NORMAL ROTATION OF THE ENGINE, AND THERE WAS SOME DISCOLORED PAINT ON A PORTION OF THE COWLING WHICH WAS IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE EXHAUST STACKS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES TO THE WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 DEN07FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA136), Aug 15, 2007: Zlin Aviation s.r.o. Savage (N808GS), Mosquero, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the conflicting airspeed information provided by the manufacturer, the…

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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