# Accident 19860727035249A: Amtrth THORPT18, Mckinney, TX, July 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1986, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1804° N, 96.5897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1804&lon=-96.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Austin THORP T-18 (registry code 8951028, https://openairdocs.org/model/austin-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O290A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 799 total, 538 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FPA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727035249A

## Narrative

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

COULD NOT DETERMINE WHICH END OF THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED. LANDED ON THE CLOSED PORTION AND COLLIDED WITH BARRICADES.

## 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 FTW86FPA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA25), Jul 27, 1986: Thorpe T18 (N7JA), Mckinney, TX, 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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