# NTSB FTW82DA397: Saville Hummer Falcon AA-1A, N33FN, Los Lunas, NM, September 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 26, 1982, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Coordinates: 34.809654, -106.73059 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8097&lon=-106.7306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA397
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71490/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA397

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - ignition system - shorted (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING A HOME BUILT, ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT WHICH HAD BEEN ISSUED AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 1100 FT AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SINGLE IGNITION SYSTEM HAD RENDERED IT INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT HIS FIVE-POINT SEAT BELT/SHOULDER HARNESS SYSTEM PREVENTED PERSONAL INJURY DURING THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33FN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33FN-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N AA-1A 000002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAVILLE HUMMER FALCON AA-1A (FALCON AA-)
- Registry model: [Drlik Romuald FALCON A](https://openairdocs.org/model/drlik-romuald-falcon-a) (registry code 05644CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: AA1A000002
- Airframe hours: 128
- Engines: CUYUNA 430 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: American Aero Lights Inc.
- Registered owner: American Aero Lights Inc.
- Departed: E98, LOS LUNAS, NM
- Destination: 4AC, ALBUQUERQUE, NM

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 58 total, 18 in this make and model, 36 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820926051229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926051229A), Sep 26, 1982: Amtr HUMMERA, Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. Engine failure. Overshot emergency landing area. Hit a fence, flipped over. Shorted single ignition harness.

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.

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