NTSB Identification: LAX03LA063
                                       14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
                           Accident occurred Thursday, January 09, 2003 in PARKER, AZ
                             Aircraft: Yakovlev YAK-3 UR-2000, registration: N498SD
                                            Injuries: 1 Serious.

 This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report
                                            has been completed.

On January 9, 2003, about 1715 mountain standard time, a Yak-3 UR-2000, N498SD, collided with terrain during an off airport forced
landing at Parker, Arizona. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole
occupant, sustained serious injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed Chino,
California, at an undetermined time en route to Parker. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.

A witness stated that the airplane attempted to land, but appeared to land long. The airplane was near the end of the runway before the
pilot attempted to go around. The witness said the engine did not sound like it was running smoothly. The airframe sustained substantial
damage during a subsequent ground collision about 1.5 miles from the airport.