# Accident 20040214013739A: Amtr THORPT18, Cresent City, FL, February 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cresent City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5019° N, 81.5783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5019&lon=-81.5783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98WB-2004-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bertrand Wf/Warner DC THORP T-18 (registry code 05620MN, https://openairdocs.org/model/bertrand-wf-warner-dc-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THORPT18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040214013739A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC04LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA022), Feb 14, 2004: Bertrand/Warner Thorp T-18 (N98WB), Crescent City, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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