# Accident 19790704015129A: Amtrth THORPT18, Tisbury, MA, July 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1979, 09:22 local time
- Place: Tisbury, MA
- Airport: Martha Vineyard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4727° N, 70.6175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Tisbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4727&lon=-70.6175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64628, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64628-1999-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ciciora THORP T-18 (registry code 8951003, https://openairdocs.org/model/ciciora-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: AMTRLC O290G4LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704015129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT.

## 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 NYC79FNA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA19), Jul 4, 1979: Ciciora T-18 (N64628), West Tisbury, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64628 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940620048819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940620048819A), Jun 20, 1994: Amtrth THORPT18 (N64628), East Quogue, NY, Substantial damage. Lost power on local flight. Landed on highway. Flipped over. First time flow in 4 years. Igniters were oil fouled.

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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