# Accident 20120821019029A: Thorp T-18, Gilmer, TX, August 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2012, 17:45 local time
- Place: Gilmer, TX
- Airport: Stephens Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6978° N, 94.9486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6978&lon=-94.9486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2443, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2443-2014-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thorp T-18 (registry code 89510TX, https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THORP T-18
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR CONTINENTAL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA566) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120821019029A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 21, 2012 THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM FOX-STEPHENS FIELD (KJXI) ON RWY 18 AND UPON CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO THE TREES APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END.  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THIS WAS A PART 91 TYPE FLIGHT IN VMC CONDITIONS WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CEN12LA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA566), Aug 21, 2012: Thorp T-18 (N2443), Gilmer, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnected metering unit fuel line, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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