# Accident 19900924042199A: Amtrth THORPT18, Claremont, CA, September 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1990, 17:38 local time
- Place: Claremont, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1193° N, 117.7103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1193&lon=-117.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9JE-1991-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: ELY Jack L. THORP T-18 (registry code 89510D9, https://openairdocs.org/model/ely-jack-l-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 320 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924042199A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPINNING TO GROUND IMPACT PHASE PRIOR SPIN ENTRY  UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX90DUG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG10), Sep 25, 1990: ELY Thorp T-18 (N9JE), Claremont, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S).

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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