# Accident 20091024052689A: Golden Circ TIERRA 1, Jensen, UT, October 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Jensen, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3722° N, 109.3344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3722&lon=-109.3344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440KC-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Golden Circle TIERRA 1 (registry code 0590253, https://openairdocs.org/model/golden-circle-tierra-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOLDEN CIRC TIERRA 1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024052689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VERNAL, UT ON 10/24/2009 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT.  WHILE DECENDING ENROUTE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SAND BAR IN THE GREEN RIVER NEAR JENSEN, UT BUT LANDED SHORT CONTACTING THE WATER AND FLIPPING OVER.AT THE TIME OF INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO THE FAA AND NTSB, THE OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AN UNREGISTERED AND UNCERTIFICATED ULTRALIGHT.  DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS AIRCRAFT QUALIFIED AS A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN FACT REGISTERED AND CERTIFICATED AS SUCH.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT POSSESS A VALID PILOT CERTIFICATE TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR10CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA084), Oct 24, 2009: Golden Circle Tierra I (N440KC), Jensen, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power, as reported by the pilot, 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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