# Accident 19830130003229A: Amtrth THORPT18, Tampa, FL, January 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1983, 19:40 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0009° N, 82.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0009&lon=-82.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N679JB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,115 total, 3 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830130003229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA83LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA067), Jan 31, 1983: Pace THORP-T-18 (N679JB), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

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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