# NTSB LAX70F0123: Thorp T-18, N1385, Chino, CA, September 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1969
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2439   69/9/6    CHINO,CALIF         THORP T-18          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1000
        TIME - 1107                    N1385               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CALIF                 CHINO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN LOW ALT SPIN PRIOR TO STRIKING POWER LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1385](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385-1974-05-02), registration cancelled 1974-05-02, S/N 494 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THORP T-18
- Registry model: [Cox THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/cox-thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chino

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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