# Accident 19890911037629A: Amtr YAK11, Reno, NV, September 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7100° N, 119.8195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7100&lon=-119.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134JK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR YAK11
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R3350*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 45 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911037629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERHEATED ON CLIMBOUT AND LOW OIL PRESSURE. TURNED BACK. UNABLE LOWER LEFT GEAR, LANDED, SLID OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA171), Sep 11, 1989: Yakovlev YAK 11 (N134JK), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN ENGINE POWER LOSS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN.

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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