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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORP T-18 · Rawlins, WY · July 31, 1986

Date
July 31, 1986 · 12:45 local
Place
Rawlins, WY
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N85JJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA213
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
170 total40 in this make and model0 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.

The aircraft spun into the ground. The pilot was unfamiliar with high density altitude operations.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE OPERATIONS.

NTSB investigation

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