# Accident 19930613017929A: Amtrth THORPT18, So Lake Tahoe, CA, June 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1993, 08:45 local time
- Place: So Lake Tahoe, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N794PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N794PT-1996-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tucker Philip E THORP T-18 (registry code 89510G3, https://openairdocs.org/model/tucker-philip-e-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930613017929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEARD ON UNICOM ENGINE PROBLEM. UNABLE MAKE AIRPORT. OBSERVED TO STALL OUT OF INVERTE ROLL. NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 LAX93LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA247), Jun 13, 1993: Tucker Thorp T18C (N794PT), So. Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE MANEUVERING AT A LOW ALTITUDE.

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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