# Accident 19840517017489A: Amtrth THORPT18, Lancaster, CA, May 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1984, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7207° N, 118.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7207&lon=-118.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11HG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11HG-2007-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ginn THORP T-18 (registry code 8951050, https://openairdocs.org/model/ginn-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 406 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840517017489A

## Narrative

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

AUTOMOTIVE TYPE ENGINE AIR FILTER DISINTEGRATED INTO THE CARBURETOR STOPPED ENGINE. AIR FILTER INSTALLED FOR 4 YRS.

## 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 LAX84LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA296), May 17, 1984: Ginn Thorp T-18 (N11HG), Lancaster, CA, 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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