# Accident 19900106000159A: Amtrth THORPT18, Camarillo, CA, January 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1990, 13:04 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2290° N, 119.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2290&lon=-119.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66MY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66MY-2013-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davidson-Thorp T-18 (registry code 89510GN, https://openairdocs.org/model/davidson-thorp-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 O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900106000159A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND,SKIDDED 200 FEET,SHEARED OFF VASI LIGHT AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 LAX90DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUQ01), Jan 6, 1990: Davidson Throp T-18 (N66MY), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN A CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N66MY (2)

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

- [Accident 20031102027379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031102027379A), Nov 2, 2003: Amtr T18 (N66MY), Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing on runway 32 at Harris ranch (3O8), Coalinga, California, N66MY, a davidson-thorp T-18 veered off the left side of the runway into a dirt…
- [Incident 19871123075599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871123075599I), Nov 23, 1987: Amtrth THORPT18 (N66MY), Santa Paula ___, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Left runway. Struck two parked aircraft.

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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