# Accident 20000930014569A: Amtr T18, Miami, FL, September 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2000, 15:48 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9095° N, 80.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9095&lon=-80.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37BK-2001-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knowles William J KNOWLES-THORP KT-18 (registry code 05620YB, https://openairdocs.org/model/knowles-william-j-knowles-thorp-kt-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR T18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000930014569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C STALLED AND ENTERED 1 TURN SPIN AFTER DEPARTING OFF 9L DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT APPROX. 200' AGL.

## 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 ATL00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA095), Sep 30, 2000: William J. Knowles KNOWLES-THORP KT-18 (N37BK), Opa-Locka, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying airspeed during initial climb, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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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