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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORP T-18 · Allen, TX · March 11, 1979

Date
March 11, 1979 · 16:40 local
Place
Allen, TX
Airport
Kitty Hawk
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N199S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FPA12
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,236 total620 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft made right turn after takeoff and descended into the ground after 180 degree turn. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MADE RIGHT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF AND DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND AFTER 180 DEGREE TURN. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.