# Accident 19980815029889A: Whetzel Lawrence C THORPE T-18, Rantoul, IL, August 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1998, 15:55 local time
- Place: Rantoul, IL
- Airport: National Aviation Center Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2991° N, 88.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2991&lon=-88.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60LW-2003-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whetzel Lawrence C THORPE T-18 (registry code 89510U6, https://openairdocs.org/model/whetzel-lawrence-c-thorpe-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815029889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT THE RANTOUL AIRPORT, RANTOUL, IL, THE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK IN A BEAN FIELD.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DATED 05/29/97, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED CALM. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK AFTER ENTERING THE BEAN FIELD.

## 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 CHI98LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA318), Aug 15, 1998: Whetzel Thorpe T-18 (N60LW), Rantoul, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining directional control. Factors were crops and encounter with unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N60LW (2)

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

- [Accident 20020925025039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925025039A), Sep 25, 2002: Amtr T18 (N60LW), Valley Center, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On, September 25, 2002, about 1300 hours pacific daylight time, an experimental whetzel thorpe T-18, N60LW, made a forced landing at the Blackinton…
- [Incident 19980507019899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980507019899I), May 7, 1998: Amtrth THORPT18 (N60LW), Monongahela, PA, Minor damage. Blown off left side of runway. Prop struck landing light. Aircraft stopped in grass.

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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