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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORPT18 · Hampton, SC · March 17, 1996

Date
March 17, 1996 · 09:05 local
Place
Hampton, SC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CFPVE
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

En route encountered hard rain hail and high wind. Landed in a field. Hit soft ground. Nosed over. Tv weather info.

As the FAA filed it

EN ROUTE ENCOUNTERED HARD RAIN HAIL AND HIGH WIND. LANDED IN A FIELD. HIT SOFT GROUND. NOSED OVER. TV WEATHER INFO.