# Accident 20001208028739A: Amtr VP1, Salt Lake City, UT, December 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2000, 12:45 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5999° N, 111.9599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5999&lon=-111.9599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89KD-2001-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas Robert R VP-1 (registry code 05606L3, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-robert-r-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VP1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001208028739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1240 ON 12/08/00 THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM SALT LAKE CITY AIRPORT #2 ON RUNWAY 16. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE A/C WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THE A/C STRUCK THE FACIA OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, TRAVELED ACROSS A STREET, STRUCK POWER LINES AND THEN HIT THE GROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF A VACANT FIELD. THE COLLISION WITH THE POWER LINES DISLODGED THE A/C LANDING GEAR. THE COLLISION WITH THE GROUND WAS IN A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE DOWN, UPRIGHT POSITION. THE GROUND IMPACT TORE LOOSE THE A/C ENGINE AND FUEL TANK. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILDUP IN THE ENGINE EXHAUST'S SYSTEM DUE TO AN EXCESSIVELY RICH FUEL MIXTURE POSSIBLY DUE TO: 1) CARBURETOR ICING (TEMP 4, DEWPOINT -1). THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT JUST BEFORE IMPACT-TOO LATE TO HAVE AN EFFECT IF ICING WAS PRESENT. 2) THE FIXED-PITCH PROPELLER SPECIFIED IN THE A/C MANUFACTURING PLANS WAS SUBSTITUTED BY A GROUND ADJUSTABLE PROPELLER. THE PROPELLER BLADE ANGLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ENGINE RPM AND POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND CLIMB PHASES OF FLIGHT.

## 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 DEN01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA020), Dec 8, 2000: Thomas VP-1 (N89KD), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. Contributing factors were the total loss of engine power due to the failure of the pilot to adjust the manual propeller pitch to permit the engine…

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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