- Date
- November 17, 1985, 13:47 local (19:47 UTC)
- Place
- Lubbock, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4715Lagatore Thorp T-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851117057459A
- Case key
- 21943
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Altitude - inadequateFactor
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall/spin
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft contacted the terrain in a 75 to 85 deg nose down attitude following a loss of control. The plt was reportedly circling a friend's house at an alt of 800 to 1000 ft AGL when the acft stalled, entered a spin and descended to ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4715
- Reported as
- Lagatore Thorp T-18
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 421 RHL
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2C, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Leland D. Miller
- Registered owner
- Thomas W. Boughn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 23, 1985 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- Q24 · Levelland, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 669 total · 5 in this make and model · 606 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBB, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.