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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Nicholson William L THORP T18CWS · Knolls, UT · September 2, 2000

Date: September 2, 2000 · 18:00 local
Place: Knolls, UT
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N24WN
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN00LA163
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N24WNRegistration cancelled May 6, 2015 · Nicholson William L THORP T18CWSS/N 1424 Airframe modelNicholson William L THORP T18CWS

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot observed flying high speed low level maneuvers over a popular outdoor recreation area. Witnesses state they heard his engine loose power while going straight up. A/c apparently stalled and did a right hammerhhead turn towards the ground. Witnesses state they heard the engine restart just prior to impact with the ground. When the witnesses rushed to the crash, they observed the pilot and a female passenger appearing to be deceased. They also observed some containers of beer. Tooele county sheriff handling report #100003630. Airman was issued a repairman-a/c builder inspection for experimental a/c T18CWS serial #1424. Sheriff's report shows a last entry of 12-1-95 for inspection. This same a/c crashed on 2/27/96 on I-80 near exit #49. (See tooel county sheriff report #96000665). No other records of FAA inspection could be located for this a/c. it is this privacy data omitted .

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT OBSERVED FLYING HIGH SPEED LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS OVER A POPULAR OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA. WITNESSES STATE THEY HEARD HIS ENGINE LOOSE POWER WHILE GOING STRAIGHT UP. A/C APPARENTLY STALLED AND DID A RIGHT HAMMERHHEAD TURN TOWARDS THE GROUND. WITNESSES STATE THEY HEARD THE ENGINE RESTART JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. WHEN THE WITNESSES RUSHED TO THE CRASH, THEY OBSERVED THE PILOT AND A FEMALE PASSENGER APPEARING TO BE DECEASED. THEY ALSO OBSERVED SOME CONTAINERS OF BEER. TOOELE COUNTY SHERIFF HANDLING REPORT #100003630. AIRMAN WAS ISSUED A REPAIRMAN-A/C BUILDER INSPECTION FOR EXPERIMENTAL A/C T18CWS SERIAL #1424. SHERIFF'S REPORT SHOWS A LAST ENTRY OF 12-1-95 FOR INSPECTION. THIS SAME A/C CRASHED ON 2/27/96 ON I-80 NEAR EXIT #49. (SEE TOOEL COUNTY SHERIFF REPORT #96000665). NO OTHER RECORDS OF FAA INSPECTION COULD BE LOCATED FOR THIS A/C. IT IS THIS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ .

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN00LA163Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTooele, UTFailure by the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during aerobatic maneuvers as a result of his alcohol impairment. Factors were: The pilot's inadequate planning and decision making and the inadequate altitude he choose for maneuvering.Sep 3, 2000 · Destroyed

Other reports on N24WN · 1

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

Accident 19960227003169AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Grantsville, UTLow oil pressure, elected to make emergency landing on service road, hit powerline, crashed. (.4)the pilot reported that while flying at 600 feet above ground level, he noticed that there was no oil pressure indication. He attempted a precautionary landing to…Feb 27, 1996 · Substantial damage