OAK67D0331

NTSB accident investigation · Thorp T-18 · Lone Pine, CA · May 21, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1967
Place
Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4083BThorp T-18
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116378

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1602  67/5/21    LONE PINE, CALIF    THORP T-18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 495
        TIME - 1220                    N4083B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONE PINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG LOST POWER, PLT OVERSHOT APPROACH, ENG FAILED ON ATTEMPTED GO AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N4083B
Reported as
Thorp T-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lone Pine

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.