# Accident 20070604009529A: Amtr THORPT18, Corona, CA, June 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2007, 10:06 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8975° N, 117.6022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8975&lon=-117.6022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45BH-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Billings/Humbyrd THORP T-18 (registry code 89510P4, https://openairdocs.org/model/billings-humbyrd-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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 701 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070604009529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB. DURING ATTEMPT TO TURN AROUND AND LAND BACK AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A GRASSY FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STALLED FROM JUST A FEW FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, IMPACTING THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR, ROLLING TO THE LEFT AND COMING TO REST UP ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 SEA07CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA144), Jun 4, 2007: Billings/Humbyrd Thorpe T-18 (N45BH), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a fuel system malfunction. The pilot's incorrect maintenance modification to the fuel system and continued operation with known deficiencies…

## Other reports on N45BH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880910038092A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910038092A), Sep 10, 1988: Amtrth THORPT18 (N45BH), Corona, CA, Minor damage. Overtaken and hit from above by N56243. Lower aircraft prop cut off nose gear of 56243. Both landed safely.

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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