# Accident 20050709012939A: Amtr YAK3UR2000, Heber, UT, July 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2005, 09:15 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4819° N, 111.4289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4819&lon=-111.4289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clarke Dale M YAK 3UR 2000 (registry code 05601JM, https://openairdocs.org/model/clarke-dale-m-yak-3ur-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series (registry code 52023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR YAK3UR2000
- Reported engine: PWA R2000*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,800 total, 113 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709012939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. YAK 3U R2000. HEVER, UT, JULY 9, 2005. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON ENTERING THE AIRPORT LANDING PATTERN, IN A 45 DEGREE BANK, THE ENGINE STOPPED MAKING POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE SURGED, FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. HE GOT THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL, UPRIGHT, AND TRIED TO GET TO THE AIRFIELD. HE FELT THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY WITHOUT ENDANGERING AIRCRAFT AND PEOPLE IN THE AREA, SO HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN05LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA106), Jul 9, 2005: Clarke YAK 3UR 2000 (N134US), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to a leaking carburetor and an inoperative float, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the restart attempt. Contributing factors were the sudden engine…

## Other reports on N134US (1)

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

- [Incident 20000407001969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000407001969I), Apr 7, 2000: Amtr YAK3UR2000 (N134US), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. (-23) After a wheel landing on runway 15 in Kissimmee, Florida (ism), the pilot stated that while lowering the tail of the aircraft he realized that the tail…

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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