# Accident 20180314002509A: White Paris Randy WHITE THORPE T-18, Cleburne, TX, March 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2018, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cleburne, TX
- Airport: Blackwood Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4156° N, 97.3842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4156&lon=-97.3842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118RG-2021-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: White Paris Randy WHITE THORPE T-18 (registry code 05617OS, https://openairdocs.org/model/white-paris-randy-white-thorpe-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WHITE PARIS RANDY WHITE THORPE T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180314002509A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 14, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHITE THORPE T18, N118RG, IMPACTED TREES ON THE EDGE OF A FIELD IN CLEBURNE TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS, ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE IMPACTING THE TREES. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## 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 CEN18LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA124), Mar 14, 2018: White Thorpe T 18 (N118RG), Cleburne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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