Thorpe T-18 N49101
30 June 1983 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 1983 at about 01:15 local time, a Thorpe T-18 registered N49101 was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Northeast Phila (PNE)
- Coordinates
- 40.0700, -75.0004
- Aircraft
- Thorpe T-18
- Registration
- N49101
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Philadelphia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83FHD03
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT BALLOONED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE RECOVERED, THEN AFTER THE NEXT TOUCHDONW, IT BALLOONED AGAIN. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT WITH THE APPLICATION OF POWER, THE ACFT BANKED APRX 90 DEG TO THE LEFT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AILERON CONTROL HAD BECOME INEFFECTIVE. HE REDUCED POWER, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED, LEFT WING FIRST, WHILE IN A 20 TO 30 DEG LEFT BANK. THE PLT REPORTED THE SKY WAS CLEAR, VISIBILITY WAS UNLIMITED & THE WIND WAS FROM 090 DEG AT 8 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Thorpe T-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1985 | Thorpe T-18 | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1978 | Thorpe T-18 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1992 | Thorpe T-18 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Gordon Hall | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1974 | Thorpe T-18 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 May 1970 | Thorpe T-18 | Huntington Lk, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cgs HAWK | Huntington Mill, Pennsylvania, United States | Rittner E. Will | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1983 | Smith Ted Aerostar 600 AEROSTAR | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1983 | Britten-Norman BN-2 MARK III | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Wings Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | Cessna 172N | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1983 | North American AT-6D | Granville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1983 | Israel 1124 | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |