# Accident 19860731036679A: Amtrth THORPT18, Rawlins, WY, July 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1986, 12:45 local time
- Place: Rawlins, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7800° N, 107.2205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7800&lon=-107.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85JJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85JJ-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleury James L THORP T-18 (registry code 89510M2, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleury-james-l-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860731036679A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN86FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA213), Jul 31, 1986: Thorp T-18 (N85JJ), Rawlins, WY, destroyed, 2 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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