# NTSB NYC82FGM08: Hummer A, N8537Z, Butler, PA, December 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1981
- Place: Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FGM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3526  81/12/26   BUTLER,PA           HUMMER A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 31,
        TIME - 1500                    N8537Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  16 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTLER,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- EQUIPPED W 250CC ZENOAH ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8537Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8537Z-1984-08-31), registration cancelled 1984-08-31, S/N 0049A (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUMMER A
- Registry model: [Lampl James B HUMMER-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lampl-james-b-hummer-a) (registry code 05644AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Butler County

## 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 19811226082469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226082469A), Dec 26, 1981: Amtr HUMMERA, Butler, PA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on first flight of homebuilt aircraft. Landed in plowed field. Nosed over. No pilot rating.

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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