# NTSB DEN72FTM11: Thorp T-18, N2043, Kearns, UT, March 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1972
- Place: Kearns, UT · KEARNS, UT
- Location: 40.6519° N, 112.0094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearns, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6519&lon=-112.0094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FTM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0095   72/3/5    KEARNS,UT           THORP T-18          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 115
        TIME - 1605                    N2043               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CTY NR2
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2043](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2043-1972-04-10), registration cancelled 1972-04-10, S/N 8 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THORP T-18
- Registry model: [Thorp T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510TU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Salt Lake Cty Nr2

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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