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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Aerotrike · Kolob Canyon, UT · October 17, 2009

Date: October 17, 2009 · 17:58 local
Place: Kolob Canyon, UT
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N10LK
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA021
Reported as: Amtr Aerotrike
Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N10LKRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2016 · Krick Leonard S AEROTRIKE NAKD COBRAS/N 0001 · Built 2001 Airframe modelKrick Leonard S AEROTRIKE NAKD COBRA Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was on a scenic flight with a passenger. Pilot stated that as he began his descent the aircraft lost power and the engine stopped. Pilot attempted to restart several times. Aircraft landed in an area of recently burnt trees, impacting one of them and damaging the fuselage and right wing spar. Pilot stated that he had more than half a tank of fuel left (over 10 gallons) and the aircraft burnt approximately 6 gallons per hour. The aircraft crash landed in a wilderness area of zion national park and is inaccessible at this time.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON A SCENIC FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER. PILOT STATED THAT AS HE BEGAN HIS DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART SEVERAL TIMES. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN AREA OF RECENTLY BURNT TREES, IMPACTING ONE OF THEM AND DAMAGING THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING SPAR. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MORE THAN HALF A TANK OF FUEL LEFT (OVER 10 GALLONS) AND THE AIRCRAFT BURNT APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS PER HOUR. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED IN A WILDERNESS AREA OF ZION NATIONAL PARK AND IS INACCESSIBLE AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR10LA021Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVirgin, UTA loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.Oct 17, 2009 · Substantial damage