# NTSB CHI76FEV40: Thorp T-18, N4277, Hull, IL, May 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1976
- Place: Hull, IL · HULL, IL
- Location: 39.7108° N, 91.2008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hull, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7108&lon=-91.2008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1948  76/5/29    HULL,IL             THORP T-18          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 3000
        TIME - 1325                    N4277               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 315 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EL DORADO,AR                IOWA CITY,IA                 WALNUT RIDGE,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4277](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4277-1976-08-25), registration cancelled 1976-08-25, S/N 483, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THORP T-18
- Registry model: [Burton George C MD THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/burton-george-c-md-thorp-t-18) (registry code 056286Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760529020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760529020269A), May 29, 1976: Amtr 89510TA, Hull, IL, Destroyed

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.

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