Thorp T-18 N75A

Summary

On 30 July 1982 at about 13:50 local time, a Thorp T-18 registered N75A, operated by Francis A. Richardson, was involved in an accident near Neosho, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 1982 at 13:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Neosho, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Thorp T-18

Registration

N75A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Francis A. Richardson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sherman → Kelso

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82FCG18

2 people died.

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

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER IT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A LANDING. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT CLOSE IN ON A BASE LEG AS THE PILOT BEGAN A TURN TO FINAL APPROACH. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE PILOT WAS IN A 60 DEG TURN AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL, AND WAS NEITHER CLIMBING NOR DESCENDING, WHEN THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.