19891124046569A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORP T-18 · Colorado City, CO · November 24, 1989

Date
November 24, 1989 · 07:54 local
Place
Colorado City, CO
Airport
Greenhorn Valley Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N18FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90DTE01
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O290*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
36 in this make and model

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What happened

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Trailed blue smoke on climbout, stalled and hit ground near vertical impact. Prop damage indicates not under power.

As the FAA filed it

TRAILED BLUE SMOKE ON CLIMBOUT, STALLED AND HIT GROUND NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. PROP DAMAGE INDICATES NOT UNDER POWER.

NTSB investigation

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