# Accident 19880910038092A: Amtrth THORPT18, Corona, CA, September 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1988, 07:45 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8977° N, 117.6024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORONA MUNI (AJO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8977&lon=-117.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45BH-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Billings/Humbyrd THORP T-18 (registry code 89510P4, https://openairdocs.org/model/billings-humbyrd-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 O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 906 total, 65 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910038092A

## Narrative

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

OVERTAKEN AND HIT FROM ABOVE BY N56243. LOWER AIRCRAFT PROP CUT OFF NOSE GEAR OF 56243. BOTH LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N56243, Piper PA28R200: [Accident 19880910038091A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910038091A)

## 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 LAX88LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA315), Sep 10, 1988: Billings/Humbyrd Thorp T-18 (N45BH), Corona, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N45BH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070604009529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070604009529A), Jun 4, 2007: Amtr THORPT18 (N45BH), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Engine started to sputter and lose power during takeoff climb. During attempt to turn around and land back at the departure airport the aircraft stalled…

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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