Walston THORP T-18 N82GW

Summary

On 10 April 1983 at about 21:11 local time, a Walston THORP T-18 registered N82GW was involved in an accident near Red Bluff, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 April 1983 at 21:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Red Bluff, California, United States

Nearest airport

Red Bluff Muni (RBL)

Coordinates

40.1290, -122.4299

Aircraft

Walston THORP T-18

Registration

N82GW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA191

1 person had minor injuries.

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 ACFT NOSED OVER IN A DITCH AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING. THE PILOT HAD MADE 3 LANDINGS AND WAS CONCLUDINGHIS FLIGHT WHEN HE MISJUDGED HIS TURN TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE PAVED SURFACE ROLLED INTO A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.