# Accident 19960227003169A: Amtr THORPT18, Grantsville, UT, February 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1996, 17:20 local time
- Place: Grantsville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6709° N, 112.7597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6709&lon=-112.7597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24WN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24WN-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nicholson William L THORP T18CWS (registry code 89510R4, https://openairdocs.org/model/nicholson-william-l-thorp-t18cws) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,930 total, 429 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960227003169A

## Narrative

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

LOW OIL PRESSURE, ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING ON SERVICE ROAD, HIT POWERLINE, CRASHED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE FLYING AT 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE INDICATION.  HE ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO A PAVED ROAD, BUT HAD TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND BECAUSE OF A TRUCK ON THE ROAD.  DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL.  THE AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA96LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA065), Feb 28, 1996: Nicholson Thorp T18CWS (N24WN), Grantsville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a powerline. A transmission wire and an oil pressure reading of zero were factors.

## Other reports on N24WN (1)

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

- [Accident 20000902013759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902013759A), Sep 2, 2000: N24WN, Knolls, UT, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot observed flying high speed low level maneuvers over a popular outdoor recreation area. Witnesses state they heard his engine loose power while…

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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