# Accident 20000324004869A: Amtr CH601HDS, Salt Lake City, UT, March 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2000, 11:32 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6204° N, 111.9804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6204&lon=-111.9804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N984J-2000-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Rex S ZODIAC CH 601 HDS (registry code 05606O1, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-rex-s-zodiac-ch-601-hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HDS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000324004869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C WAS DOWN WIND FOR LANDING WHEN A BEAM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY THE A/C EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS WITH SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, FOLLOWED BY SEIZURE OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE AIRPORT, CRASH LANDING SHORT IN AN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY LOT.

## 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 DEN00LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA064), Mar 24, 2000: Johnson Zodiac CH 601 HDS (N984J), West Jordan, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: Total failure of an oil line fitting, resulting in oil exhaustion and subsequent engine seizure. Factors were the poor fitting installation by the pilot, and unsuitable terrain on which to make a…

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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