# Accident 20091017020109A: Amtr AEROTRIKE, Kolob Canyon, UT, October 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2009, 17:58 local time
- Place: Kolob Canyon, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2647° N, 113.0983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2647&lon=-113.0983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10LK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10LK-2016-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Krick Leonard S AEROTRIKE NAKD COBRA (registry code 0590095, https://openairdocs.org/model/krick-leonard-s-aerotrike-nakd-cobra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AEROTRIKE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091017020109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR10LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA021), Oct 17, 2009: Aerotrike Naked Cobra (N10LK), Virgin, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.

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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