# Accident 20000902013759A: Nicholson William L THORP T18CWS, Knolls, UT, September 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Knolls, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5709° N, 112.3291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5709&lon=-112.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24WN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24WN-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nicholson William L THORP T18CWS (registry code 89510R4, https://openairdocs.org/model/nicholson-william-l-thorp-t18cws) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902013759A

## Narrative

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

(-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^                 .

## 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 DEN00LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA163), Sep 3, 2000: Nicholson Thorp T-18CWS (N24WN), Tooele, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure 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…

## Other reports on N24WN (1)

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

- [Accident 19960227003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960227003169A), Feb 27, 1996: Amtr THORPT18 (N24WN), Grantsville, UT, Substantial damage. Low 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…

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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