19970125000819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrth THORPT18 · San Diego, CA · January 25, 1997

Date
January 25, 1997 · 10:38 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Brown Field Municipal
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N40918
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA092
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,441 total

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What happened

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

Lost power on climbout. Hit building landing. Had unending problems with fuel system and mods to correct problem.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. HIT BUILDING LANDING. HAD UNENDING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SYSTEM AND MODS TO CORRECT PROBLEM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.