# Accident 20230830014059A: Zlin Aviation S R O SAVAGE NORDEN, Cabot, AR, August 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2023, 16:00 local time
- Place: Cabot, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9095° N, 92.0159° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9095&lon=-92.0159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7373, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7373) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zlin Aviation S R O SAVAGE NORDEN (registry code 06001CX, https://openairdocs.org/model/zlin-aviation-s-r-o-savage-norden) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN AVIATION S R O SAVAGE NORDEN
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230830014059A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 1600 ON 30 AUGUST 2023 WHILE PERFORMING FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO THE NEW ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH AT 4AR2 LOST POWER DUE TO AN ENGINE OUT.  AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THE NEW OWNER GAVE TOTAL CONTROL TO THE CFI AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART, SO THE CFI MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD STRIKING A FENCE UPON TOUCHDOWN.  THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO THE TWO SOULS ABOARD

## 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 CEN23LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA390), Aug 30, 2023: Zlin Aviation S R O Savage Norden (N7373), Cabot, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane manufacturer’s routing of the fuel pump wiring next to the engine’s turbocharger and exhaust, which thermally damaged the wiring and resulted in a malfunction of the fuel delivery system…

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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