# Accident 19861122059999A: Amtrth THORPT18, Elwood, IN, November 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Elwood, IN
- Airport: Elwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1302° N, 85.7602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1302&lon=-85.7602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2433, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2433-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rohdecap T-18 (registry code 89510BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/rohdecap-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: 923 total, 493 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEX02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861122059999A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ON A SOFT SOD STRIP. PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL OR FLIGHT REVIEW.

## 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 CHI87DEX02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX02), Nov 22, 1986: Rohdecap/Thorp T-18 (N2433), Elwood, IN, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.