Thorp T-18 N693RB
3 August 1982 · Geneva, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 August 1982 at about 19:10 local time, a Thorp T-18 registered N693RB, operated by R.r. Bender, was involved in an accident near Geneva, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Geneva, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Trumbull (Pvt)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Thorp T-18
- Registration
- N693RB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- R.r. Bender
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dansville → Trumbull, Genev
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA292
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THERE WAS LITTLE EFFECT ON THE DRY, HARD, GRASSY SURFACE. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY BY USING NORMAL BRAKING, HE ATTEMPTED TO INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOP THE PLANE. HE CLAIMED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE LINE BURST. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE, CROSSED A NARROW ROAD AND WENT INTO A FIELD OF TALL GOLDENROD WHERE THE WHEELS BECAME ENTANGLED AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Thorp T-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Duane Simm | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Neosho, Missouri, United States | Francis A. Richardson | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Mar 1983 | Thorp T-18 | Simi, California, United States | Eric J. Shaw & Associates | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1983 | Thorp T-18 | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1981 | Thorp T-18 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1980 | Thorp T-18 | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1982 | Cessna 182 | Shenandoah, Ohio, United States | KEN Jones | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft 90 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Donald F. Bush | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Cessna 414 | Bryan, Ohio, United States | TRI State Airway | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-24-250 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Pro-Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 200 | Bryan, Ohio, United States | Aero Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1982 | Hartman KR-II | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Richard D. Hartman | No injuries | - |