# Accident 20210828015119A: Mantooth THORP T-18, Boerne, TX, August 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2021, 15:30 local time
- Place: Boerne, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6436° N, 98.6144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6436&lon=-98.6144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mantooth THORP T-18 (registry code 8951043, https://openairdocs.org/model/mantooth-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MANTOOTH THORP T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290-G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 43 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210828015119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTURE DID NOT FOLLOW AIRPORT PROCEDURES, PILOT TOOK RIGHT TURN AS SOON AS AIR BORN, IF CONTINUED STRAIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE. IN RIGHT TURN ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AIRCRAFT ON TREE TOPS. ACCIDENT SCENE REVEALED NO SIGN OF PROP TURNING UPON IMPACT. AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL, COMPRESSION AND SPARK, ENGINE ROTATED FREELY.

## 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 CEN21LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA390), Aug 28, 2021: Mantooth Thorp T-18 (N78DW), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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