# Accident 20070109002309A: Amtr THORPT18, Edinburg, OH, January 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2007, 11:14 local time
- Place: Edinburg, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0986° N, 81.1911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0986&lon=-81.1911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54DT-2008-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barron THORP T-18 (registry code 8951078, https://openairdocs.org/model/barron-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 IO320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,354 total, 18 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070109002309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0806 N54DT DEPARTED FROM MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT (SOP) SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA FOR PORTAGE COUNTY AIRPORT (29G) RAVENNA, OHIO. ON APPROACH TO 29G THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD BUT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A NEARBY WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOPS OF THE TREES AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI07CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA057), Jan 9, 2007: Barron Thorp T18 (N54DT), Edinburg, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision not to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor to the accident was the tree line that the airplane impacted during the forced landing.

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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