# Accident 19940327007829A: Amtrth THORPT18, Boynton Beach, FL, March 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1994, 07:15 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5093° N, 80.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5093&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215CK-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wallace Thorp T-18 (registry code 89510UT, https://openairdocs.org/model/wallace-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940327007829A

## Narrative

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

WING AND TAIL SURFACES SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. OBSERVED SPINNING TO IMPACT. OVERSTRESSED AIRFRAME. POSSIBLE AEROBATICS

## 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 MIA94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA105), Mar 27, 1994: Wallace Thorp  T-18 (N215CK), Boynton Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S EXCEEDING THE DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD ATTACH FITTING. THIS RESULTED IN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE…

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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