Lagatore THORP T-18 N4715
17 November 1985 · Lubbock, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 November 1985 at about 19:47 local time, a Lagatore THORP T-18 registered N4715, operated by Leland D. Miller, was involved in an accident near Lubbock, 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 19:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lubbock, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.5999, -101.9798
- Aircraft
- Lagatore THORP T-18
- Registration
- N4715
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Leland D. Miller
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Levelland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86FQG04
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
THE ACFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN IN A 75 TO 85 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE PLT WAS REPORTEDLY CIRCLING A FRIEND'S HOUSE AT AN ALT OF 800 TO 1000 FT AGL WHEN THE ACFT STALLED, ENTERED A SPIN AND DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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