19851117057459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORPT18 · Lubbock, TX · November 17, 1985

Date
November 17, 1985 · 13:47 local
Place
Lubbock, TX
Airport
Lubbock International
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4715
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FQG04
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
669 total5 in this make and model13 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.

After circling a friends house aircraft stalled and spun into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER CIRCLING A FRIENDS HOUSE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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