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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr THORP T-18 · Cresent City, FL · February 14, 2004

Date: February 14, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place: Cresent City, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N98WB
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA022
Reported as: Amtr THORPT18
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N98WBRegistration cancelled Aug 12, 2004 · Bertrand Wf/Warner DC THORP T-18S/N 524 · Built 1993 Airframe modelBertrand Wf/Warner DC THORP T-18 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) privacy data omitted departed from new smyra beach, FL. Airport at approx. 10:00AM on 02/14/2004 under IFR conditions. Metar-sgj 141635 z 01005KT 1/2SM OVC001 13/13 A3000. Aircraft crashed into lake Cresent at approx. 11:30 am, at high speed, pilot killed on impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM NEW SMYRA BEACH, FL. AIRPORT AT APPROX. 10:00AM ON 02/14/2004 UNDER IFR CONDITIONS. METAR-SGJ 141635 Z 01005KT 1/2SM OVC001 13/13 A3000. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO LAKE CRESENT AT APPROX. 11:30 AM, AT HIGH SPEED, PILOT KILLED ON IMPACT.

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 ANC04LA022Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCrescent City, FLThe pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Factors associated with the accident were fog and low ceilings.Feb 14, 2004 · Destroyed