Thorp T-18 N26CK
28 March 1987 · Riverside, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 March 1987 at about 00:30 local time, a Thorp T-18 registered N26CK was involved in an accident near Riverside, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Riverside, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Riverside (RAL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Thorp T-18
- Registration
- N26CK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Perris → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87LA158
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
WHILE ON A FLT TO PRACTICE AEROBATICS, THE PLT WAS FLYING AT 3500' WHEN HE FELT A COLD LIQUID ON HIS RGT LEG & NOTED THE ODOR OF FUEL IN THE COCKPIT. MOMENTS LATER, FLAMES ERUPTED IN THE COCKPIT. THE PLT BAILED OUT & THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ON THE SOUTHEAST SHORE OF LAKE MATHEWS. A POSTCRASH EXAM REVEALED MAJOR HEAT DAMAGE IN THE AREA NEAR THE PRIMER LINES. THE PLT RPRTD THAT THE PRIMER ASSEMBLY HAD LEAKED ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Thorp T-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1987 | Thorp T-18 | Bowling Green, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1988 | Thorp T-18 | Advance, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1986 | Thorp T-18 | Richland, Washington, United States | Donald A. McCune | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 1986 | Thorp T-18 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | Durbin MONNETT MONI | Ramona, California, United States | Lipner, Robert M. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Bede BD-5 | Chula Vista, California, United States | Teufel, Armin U. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stits ELKINS 85 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Isgrigg ELITE | Tehachapi, California, United States | Isgrigg, John | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1987 | Cessna 152 | San Dimas, California, United States | King Aviation | Minor injuries | - |