# Accident 20110619025119A: Trusty THORP T-18, Tehachapi, CA, June 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2011, 17:19 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0800° N, 118.6542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0800&lon=-118.6542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851LT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851LT-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Trusty THORP T-18 (registry code 8951058, https://openairdocs.org/model/trusty-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRUSTY THORP T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110619025119A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11FA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA268), Jun 20, 2011: Trusty Thorp T-18 (N851LT), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain during cruise flight, which resulted from his impairment or incapacitation due to multiple medical conditions and sedating…

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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