# Accident 19970125000819A: Amtrth THORPT18, San Diego, CA, January 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1997, 10:38 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5509° N, 117.0400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5509&lon=-117.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40918, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40918-1998-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crane Marvin A THORP-18 (registry code 05628FR, https://openairdocs.org/model/crane-marvin-a-thorp-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTH THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,441 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970125000819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX97LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA092), Jan 25, 1997: Crane Thorp T-18 (N40918), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Installation by the pilot/owner of an unairworthy check valve in the fuel system of the amateur built aircraft, which resulted in inadequate fuel flow to the engine and subsequent engine failure. A…

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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