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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORPT18 · Rancho Palos Ve, CA · April 23, 1988

Date
April 23, 1988 · 15:00 local
Place
Rancho Palos Ve, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1394A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88DUA01
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
706 total127 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The homebuilt crashed in the ocean. Last observed in tight turn. Possible airframe overstress. Not recovered.

As the FAA filed it

THE HOMEBUILT CRASHED IN THE OCEAN. LAST OBSERVED IN TIGHT TURN. POSSIBLE AIRFRAME OVERSTRESS. NOT RECOVERED.

NTSB investigation

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