# Accident 19940703017469A: Amtrth THORPT18, Stockton, CA, July 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1994, 07:58 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9002° N, 121.3996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9002&lon=-121.3996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51079, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51079) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams T/Adams B/Adams B ADAMS/THORPE T-18 (registry code 05620NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-t-adams-b-adams-b-adams-thorpe-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940703017469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. NOSED OVER SOFT SOIL. UNSHIELDED FUEL LINE AND AUTO FUEL VAPOR LOCKED.

## 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 LAX94LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA273), Jul 3, 1994: Adams Thorpe T-18 (N51079), Stockton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A VAPOR LOCK INDUCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INADEQUATE THERMAL SHIELDING OF THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES. SOFT TERRAIN IN THE LANDING AREA WAS A FACTOR.

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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