Lee THORPE T-18 N147DS
9 June 1984 · Lee Vining, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 June 1984 at about 16:00 local time, a Lee THORPE T-18 registered N147DS was involved in an accident near Lee Vining, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lee Vining, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lee Vining (024)
- Coordinates
- 37.9910, -119.1101
- Aircraft
- Lee THORPE T-18
- Registration
- N147DS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Napa → Lee Vining
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA342
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A LANDING IN CALM AIR, THE ACFT BEGAN VEERING RIGHT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. HE CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER & BRAKE, THEN THE ACFT VEERED LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, WENT DOWN A GRADE & NOSED OVER. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HIS ACFT & SUGGESTED THAT HE OVER-CORRECTED WHEN HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER & BRAKE. THE ARPT ELEV WAS 6802 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 14 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-31T | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
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