# Accident 20001004017259A: Holt Leroy THORP T-18C, Grand Falls, TX, October 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2000, 14:08 local time
- Place: Grand Falls, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2709° N, 102.6895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2709&lon=-102.6895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85LH-2001-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holt Leroy THORP T-18C (registry code 89510P1, https://openairdocs.org/model/holt-leroy-thorp-t-18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001004017259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, MR. RAMSEY, DEPARTED MONAHANS AIRPORT (EOI) WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE LOCAL AREA OF GRAND FALLS, TX. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE A/C EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NUMBER TWO PROPELLOR BLADE SEPARATED 10 3/4 INCHES FROM THE BLADE ROOT. FOLLOWING SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLOR BLADE, A/C CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE A/C CRASHED AND BURNED. NEITHER OF THE OCCUPANTS SURVIVED THE CRASH IMPACT AND RESULTING FIRE.

## 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 FTW01LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA005), Oct 4, 2000: Holt Thorpe T-18C (N85LH), Imperial, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the propeller blade due to fatigue, which originated from a corrosion crack. A contributory factor was the pilot/owner's failure to ensure that the propeller was overhauled at the…

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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