# Incident 19970402012399I: Amtr LANCAIRIV, Vernal, UT, April 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1997, 08:20 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4361° N, 109.5114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERNAL RGNL (VEL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4361&lon=-109.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409L-2012-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Neico LANCAIR IV (registry code 056163V, https://openairdocs.org/model/neico-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-E (registry code 17247, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIV
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970402012399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LOST APPROXIMATELY 50% OF POWER DURING CRUISE. SALT LAKE CENTER VECTORED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE VERNAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT THE LOCAL FBO FOUND A LOOSE LINE ON THE TURBO CHARGER. THE LINE WAS TIGHTENED. THE PILOT SAID HE MAY HAVE HAD A LITTLE INDUCTION ICE. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN VERNAL UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND THEN DEPARTED. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N409L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940630029319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940630029319I), Jun 30, 1994: Amtr LANCAIR (N409L), Redmond, OR, Minor damage. Nose gear actuator failed lost fluid. Free fall extension. Manual used on mains. Nose gear collapsed landing.

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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