19830130003229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORPT18 · Tampa, FL · January 30, 1983

Date
January 30, 1983 · 19:40 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Vandenberg
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N679JB
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83LA067
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,115 total3 in this make and model57 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.

Allowed aircraft to drift left on takeoff. Frayed rudder cable hit a VASI light and broke. Ground looped landing.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT LEFT ON TAKEOFF. FRAYED RUDDER CABLE HIT A VASI LIGHT AND BROKE. GROUND LOOPED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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