# Accident 20000608010899A: Amtr LANCAIRIV, Bountiful, UT, June 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2000, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake Skypark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8906° N, 111.9298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8906&lon=-111.9298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N493K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493K-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Froelich Robert E LANCAIR IV (registry code 05601FK, https://openairdocs.org/model/froelich-robert-e-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIV
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608010899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2000 ROBERT E. FROELICH, HOLDER OF FAA PILOT CERTIFICATE #1350465 DEPARTED TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH AIRPORT (TVY) ENROUTE TO BOUNTIFUL SKYPARK AIRPORT, UTAH (BTF). AFTER CROSSING OVER THE TOP OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE MR. FROELICH ATTEMPTED TO POWER-UP HIS ENGINE  AND TURN BACK TOWARD HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT.  AT THAT TIME HE COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE POWER TO EXCEED 1660 RPM AND THEN LOOKED FOR AN EMEGENCY LANDING AREA TO SET HIS AIRPLANE DOWN INTO.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF SKYPARK AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH THE ENTIRE EMPANAGE SEPERATING FROM THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 DEN00LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA105), Jun 8, 2000: Froelich Lancair IV (N493K), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's unsuccessful remedial action (dive to avoid the power line). Contributing factors were the power line, the tires and the fence.

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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