# Accident 19851117057459A: Amtrth THORPT18, Lubbock, TX, November 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1985, 13:47 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5999° N, 101.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5999&lon=-101.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4715 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 669 total, 5 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FQG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851117057459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW86FQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FQG04), Nov 17, 1985: Lagatore Thorp T-18 (N4715), Lubbock, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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