19841212043799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORPT18 · Tulare, CA · December 12, 1984

Date
December 12, 1984 · 16:00 local
Place
Tulare, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3WB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA068
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,263 total600 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost control in clouds and airframe failure during descent. Aircraft was out of annual. No weather briefing.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL IN CLOUDS AND AIRFRAME FAILURE DURING DESCENT. AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

NTSB investigation

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