# Accident 20100403004929A: Luciano Edi HALLMAN SPO, Humacao, PR, April 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2010, 17:30 local time
- Place: Humacao, PR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.1336° N, 66.8056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1336&lon=-66.8056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N764EL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N764EL-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luciano Edison HALLMAN SPORSTER (registry code 059040P, https://openairdocs.org/model/luciano-edison-hallman-sporster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUCIANO EDI HALLMAN SPO
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403004929A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 3, 2010 AT 1730 EST MISHAP PILOT DEPARTED ON 28 AT X63 HUMACAO AIRPORT. ON CLIMB OUT STATED BANKING TO THE LEFT, NOSE OF AIRCRAFT PITCH DOWN, STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND 1/2 MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT.  THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED OPERATING LIMITATION FOR PHASE ONE (25 HOURS) TEST FLIGHT, IN WHICH THE PILOT WAS NOT RATED TO CONDUCT THE TEST FLIGHTS.

## 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 ERA10LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA207), Apr 3, 2010: Luciano Edison HA-2 Sportster (N764EL), Humacao, PR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the gyrocraft while maneuvering after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s operation of the gyrocraft with an inoperative right…

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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