Thorp T-18 N6541A
1 February 1968 · China Springs, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 February 1968 at about 14:15 local time, a Thorp T-18 registered N6541A was involved in an accident during in flight near China Springs, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- China Springs, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waco
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Thorp T-18
- Registration
- N6541A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0163
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
FAILURE OF RT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR RESULTED IN IN FLT WING SEPARATION-GUSTS INDUCED OVERLOAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Thorp T-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1969 | Thorp T-18 | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 May 1967 | Thorp T-18 | Lone Pine, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1967 | Thorp T-18 | Anoka, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1969 | Thorp T-18 | Puyallup, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1971 | Thorp T-18 | Lake Head, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1971 | Thorp T-18 | Rosarito Bch, Mexico | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |