# Accident 20000524008079A: Amtr THORPT18, TX, May 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2000, 13:26 local time
- Place: TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8004° N, 97.0894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8004&lon=-97.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N856CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N856CW-2000-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Cecil C THORP T-18 (registry code 89510V6, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-cecil-c-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THORPT18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000524008079A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 5/24/2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 CDT, A THROP T-18, N856CW, DEPARTED SPINKS AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, BOUND FOR VICTORIA, TEXAS. AT APPROXIMATELY 13:26 CDT, N856CW, WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR WEST, TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT LOCATED UNTIL 6/2/2000.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A CORN FIELD WITH AN ALMOST VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WITH THE WINGS SILL ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT POST IMAPCT INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT WAS IN A VERTICAL DIVE.  THE AIRFRAME WAS CONTAINED AROUND AND WITHIN A CRATER MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET IN DEPTH.  RESPONSE PERSONNEL CONTINUED DIGGING INTO THE CRATER AN ADDITIONAL 2  FEET IN EFFORTS TO LOCATE OR RECOVER THE ENGINE.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS NOT LOCATED.  A SEARCH THROUGH THE CORN FIELD FOR A RADIUS OF ONE-HALF MILE DID NOT REVEAL ANY ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT PARTS THAT WOULD SUGGEST AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP OF THIS AIRCRAFT.  THE LONE OCCUPANT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW00LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA169), May 24, 2000: Cecil Thorp T-18 (N856CW), West, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of control for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N856CW (1)

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

- [Incident 19920725041719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920725041719I), Jul 25, 1992: Amtrth THORPT18 (N856CW), Broward, FL. Oil on windshield. Loss of oil pressure. Precautionary landing on road. Replaced cracked oil fitting at engine case

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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