Avid Aircraft MARK IV accident near Soldier Summit, Utah, April 1, 1992
On April 1, 1992 at about 9:00 pm local time, a Avid Aircraft MARK IV, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N582MK, was substantially damaged in an accident near Soldier Summit, Utah. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FUEL PUMP DELIVERING TOO LOW FUEL PRESSURE. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 1, 1992 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Soldier Summit, Utah · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Avid Aircraft MARK IV, amateur-built
- Registration
- N582MK · registry record · serial 01000
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ONE OF 3 AVID AIRCRAFT MARK IV'S IN A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A TOTAL POWER LOSS WHILE CRUISING AT 8500 FEET MSL. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ON SNOW COVERED TERRAIN DURING WHICH THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED A SIMILAR POWER LOSS ON THE PREVIOUS DAY'S FLIGHT AND THE ENGINE DRIVEN PULSE TYPE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED 147 HOURS PREVIOUS IN ANOTHER POWER LOSS OCCURRENCE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT INSUFFICIENT FUEL PUMP PRESSURE RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT POWER LOSS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 428 hours in all; 379 in this make and model; 37 in the last 90 days; 9 in the last 30 days; 428 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 147 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 5, 1991; 147 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,150 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 582LC (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Avid Aircraft, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: ENV Wendover UT at 4:00 pm
- Destination: PUC Price UT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 99 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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