Skip to content

DEN00LA096

2000-05-27 · HURRICANE, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N35LP

Make / Model
EIRIAVION OY PIK 20E
Year of manufacture
1980 · 20 years old at event
Engine
BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19810504
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3E37C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The complete loss of power due to the separation of the magneto ground lead and the rough and unsuitable terrain during the forced landing.

Factual narrative

On May 27, 2000, at 1330 mountain daylight time, a Eiriavion Oy PIK 20E power glider, N35LP, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after takeoff near Hurricane, Utah. The private pilot was not injured. The flight was operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this local area flight. According to the pilot, the engine lost all power during initial climb following takeoff and he conducted a forced landing in a rough field. Damage was incurred to the tail boom, left wing, and landing gear. Examination of the engine by the pilot provided evidence that the ground lead to the magneto had separated. During initial climb following takeoff on a local area flight, the power glider's engine lost all power and the pilot conducted a forced landing to rough, uneven terrain causing damage to the tail cone, left wing, and landing gear. Examination of the engine provided evidence that the magneto ground lead had separated. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2000_DEN00LA096.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Search this event elsewhere

External sources are reported, not agency: signal that something happened, not fact about what happened.