# Accident 19890222002489A: Amtrth THORPT18, Aguila, AZ, February 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Aguila, AZ
- Airport: Eagle Roost Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8094° N, 113.1790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8094&lon=-113.1790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9675Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9675Z-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thorp T-18 (registry code 89510TA, https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890222002489A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER HITTING A RISE ON THE RUNWAY ON LANDING. VEERED OFF INTO DITCH. NOSED OVER. FAILED TO GO AROUND.

## 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 LAX89DUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ05), Feb 22, 1989: Warwick Thorp T-18 (N9675Z), Aguila, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: UNEVEN RUNWAY & THE DITCH.

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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