20110619025119A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Trusty THORP T-18 · Tehachapi, CA · June 19, 2011

Date
June 19, 2011 · 17:19 local
Place
Tehachapi, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N851LT
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11FA268
Reported as
Trusty Thorp T-18
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

1) Aircraft impacted terrain of a 45 degree westerly slope enroute from kiza, santa ynez, to ktsp, Tehachapi, leaving a ground scar of both wings and propeller at an approximate elevation of 4250 ft.2) propeller damage indicates propeller was powered at time of impact.3) los angeles center ntap data for N851LT shows last contact at 056 alt, 016 zulu on 06/19/2011, lat N34-57-57 and long W118-55-09 approximately 12 statue miles from impact point .4) AAM-600 privacy data omitted, MD, report shows last medical for pilot was on 02/22/2010, thrid class, and medications reported were for high blood pressure treatment.5) fatal pilot did not have blood present on damaged aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

1) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN OF A 45 DEGREE WESTERLY SLOPE ENROUTE FROM KIZA, SANTA YNEZ, TO KTSP, TEHACHAPI, LEAVING A GROUND SCAR OF BOTH WINGS AND PROPELLER AT AN APPROXIMATE ELEVATION OF 4250 FT.2) PROPELLER DAMAGE INDICATES PROPELLER WAS POWERED AT TIME OF IMPACT.3) LOS ANGELES CENTER NTAP DATA FOR N851LT SHOWS LAST CONTACT AT 056 ALT, 016 ZULU ON 06/19/2011, LAT N34-57-57 AND LONG W118-55-09 APPROXIMATELY 12 STATUE MILES FROM IMPACT POINT .4) AAM-600 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MD, REPORT SHOWS LAST MEDICAL FOR PILOT WAS ON 02/22/2010, THRID CLASS, AND MEDICATIONS REPORTED WERE FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE TREATMENT.5) FATAL PILOT DID NOT HAVE BLOOD PRESENT ON DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.