# Accident 20080509837109A: Amtr T18, Kent, WA, May 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2008, 16:45 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Airport: Crest Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3369° N, 122.1033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3369&lon=-122.1033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8613A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8613A-2009-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thorp T-18 (registry code 89510S6, https://openairdocs.org/model/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 T18
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 1,240 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080509837109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER BEING IN STORAGE SINCE APRIL 6, 2007. ON MAY 1, 2007, THE ENGINE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED WITH AN APPROPRIATE MODEL. IN OCTOBER 16, 2007, THE ANNUAL CONDITION INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ON MAY 9, 2008, DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CRASH SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS DUE EAST OF CREST AIRPARK (S36) AT 29015 THOMAS ROAD SE, KENT, WA,98042. POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER WAS NOT POSSIBLE AT THE TIME BECAUSE THE MAIN PART OF THE FUSELAGE WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE, HOWEVER THROUGH OUR INVESTIGATION IT IS CONFIRMED THAT THE PILOT WAS THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE. FROM WITNESS REPORTS IT APPEARS THE AIRPLANE WAS EXPERIENCING SOME ENGINE PROBLEMS DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT RECORDS WERE DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE HOWEVER THE LAST MEDICAL SHOWS 8400 HOURS AND FROM THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD 1240 HOURS IN THIS AIRPLANE.

## 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 SEA08LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA127), May 9, 2008: Thorp T-18 (N8613A), Kent, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the lack of a suitable landing area and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering in…

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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